Step 3. Specify Server or Shared Folder Settings

Options that you can specify at the Server step of the wizard depend on the type of backup repository you are adding.

Microsoft Windows or Linux Server

To configure settings for a Microsoft Windows or Linux server:

1. From the Repository server list, select a Microsoft Windows or Linux server that you want to use as a backup repository. The Repository server list contains only those servers that are added to the backup infrastructure. If the server is not added to the backup infrastructure yet, you can click Add New on the right to open the New Windows Server or New Linux Server wizard.

Note that you cannot add ExaGrid, Quantum DXi, Fujitsu ETERNUS CS800 and Infinidat InfiniGuard servers as Linux backup repositories. These servers are integrated with Veeam Backup & Replication, and thus must be added as deduplicating storage appliances.

2. Click Populate to see a list of disks connected to the server, their capacity and free space.

SMB Share

To configure settings for an SMB share:

1. In the Shared folder field, specify a UNC path to the SMB shared folder that you want to use as a backup repository. If you use the IPv6 address, specify the path in a literal format, for example, \\[1080--8-800-200c-417a.ipv6-literal.net]\folder. For more information, see RFC 2732. Note that you can use IPv6 addresses only if IPv6 communication is enabled as described in IPv6 Support.
2. If you must specify user credentials to access the shared folder, select the This share requires access credentials check box. From the Credentials list, select a credentials record for a user account that has Full Control permissions on the shared folder. Note that the username must be in the down-level logon name format. For example, DOMAIN\username or HOSTNAME\username.

If you have not set up credentials beforehand, click the Manage accounts link at the bottom of the list or click Add on the right to add the credentials. For more information, see Managing Credentials.

3. In the Gateway server field, specify settings for the gateway server:

• If you want Veeam Backup & Replication to select a gateway server automatically, leave Automatic selection.
• If you want to select servers that can be used as gateway servers explicitly, click Choose next to the Gateway server field. In the Gateway Server window, click Use the following gateway servers only and select servers. The servers must have a direct access to the SMB share and must be located as close to the SMB share as possible. Veeam Backup & Replication will choose the most suitable server.

For more information on the gateway servers, their requirements and limitations, and how they are selected, see Gateway Server.

NFS Share

To configure settings for an NFS share:

1. In the Shared folder field, specify a path to the NFS shared folder that you want to use as a backup repository. You can specify the path using an IPv4 or IPv6 address. Note that you can use IPv6 addresses only if IPv6 communication is enabled as described in IPv6 Support.
2. In the Gateway server field, specify which gateway server you want to use:

• If you want Veeam Backup & Replication to select a gateway server automatically, leave Automatic selection.
• If you want to select servers that can be used as gateway servers explicitly, click Choose next to the Gateway server field. In the Gateway Server window, click Use the following gateway servers only and select servers. The servers must have a direct access to the NFS share and must be located as close to the NFS share as possible. Veeam Backup & Replication will choose the most suitable server.

For more information on the gateway servers, their requirements and limitations, and how they are selected, see Gateway Server.

Dell Data Domain

To configure settings for Dell Data Domain:

1. Specify connection settings for Dell Data Domain:

• If Dell Data Domain works over TCP, in the Type in Data Domain server name field enter a full DNS name, or IPv4 or IPv6 address of the Dell Data Domain server. Note that you can use IPv6 addresses only if IPv6 communication is enabled as described in IPv6 Support.
• If Dell Data Domain works over Fibre Channel, select the Use Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity check box. In the Type in Data Domain server name field, enter a name of the Data Domain Fibre Channel server. To get the Data Domain Fibre Channel server name, in Data Domain System Manager open the Data Management > DD Boost > Fibre Channel tab.

2. In the Credentials field, specify credentials of the user account to connect to the Dell Data Domain server or Dell Data Domain Fibre Channel server. If you have not set up credentials beforehand, click the Manage accounts link at the bottom of the list or click Add on the right to add the credentials. For more information, see Managing Credentials.

To connect to the Dell Data Domain server, you must use credentials for the DD Boost User. To specify the DD Boost User account settings, in Data Domain System Manager, open the Data Management > DD Boost Settings tab.

3. To use in-flight encryption between the backup proxy and Dell Data Domain, select the Enable DDBoost encryption check box and choose the encryption level — Medium or High.
4. In the Gateway server field, specify which gateway server you want to use:

• If you want Veeam Backup & Replication to select a gateway server automatically, leave Automatic selection.
• If you want to select servers that can be used as gateway servers explicitly, click Choose next to the Gateway server field. In the Gateway Server window, click Use the following gateway servers only and select servers. The servers must have a direct access to the Dell Data Domain appliance and must be located as close to the appliance as possible. Veeam Backup & Replication will choose the most suitable server.

For more information on the gateway servers, their requirements and limitations, and how they are selected, see Gateway Server.

ExaGrid, Quantum DXi, Fujitsu ETERNUS CS800 or Infinidat InfiniGuard Deduplicating Appliance

To configure settings for ExaGrid, Quantum DXi, Fujitsu ETERNUS CS800 or Infinidat InfiniGuard deduplicating appliance:

1. From the Repository server list, select an appliance that you want to use as a backup repository. The Repository server list contains only those servers that are added to the backup infrastructure. If the server is not added to the backup infrastructure yet, you can click Add New to open the New Linux Server wizard. For more information, see Managing Servers.
2. Click Populate to see the appliance capacity and available free space.

HPE StoreOnce Deduplicating Appliance

To configure settings for HPE StoreOnce:

1. In the Type in HPE StoreOnce server name field, enter a full DNS name, or IPv4 or IPv6 address of the HPE StoreOnce appliance. Note that you can use IPv6 addresses only if IPv6 communication is enabled as described in IPv6 Support.
2. If HPE StoreOnce works over Fibre Channel, select the Use Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity check box.
3. In the Credentials field, specify credentials of the client account to connect to the HPE StoreOnce appliance. If you have not set up credentials beforehand, click the Manage accounts link at the bottom of the list or click Add on the right to add the credentials. For more information, see Managing Credentials.

The client account that you plan to use to connect to HPE StoreOnce must have access permissions on a Catalyst store where backup data will be kept. To check the client account permissions, in the HPE StoreOnce management console, select the Catalyst store and open the Permissions tab for it.

4. In the Gateway server field, specify which gateway server you want to use:

• If you want Veeam Backup & Replication to select a gateway server automatically, leave Automatic selection.
• If you want to select servers that can be used as gateway servers explicitly, click Choose next to the Gateway server field. In the Gateway Server window, click Use the following gateway servers only and select servers. The servers must have a direct access to the HPE StoreOnce appliance and must be located as close to the appliance as possible. Veeam Backup & Replication will choose the most suitable server.

For more information on the gateway servers, their requirements and limitations, and how they are selected, see Gateway Server.

5. If a WAN connection between the gateway server and the HPE StoreOnce appliance is weak, select the Gateway server and StoreOnce are connected over WAN check box. Veeam Backup & Replication will compress VM data transported from the gateway server to the HPE StoreOnce appliance, and calculate checksums for data blocks going from the gateway server to the HPE StoreOnce appliance.

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