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How to add a Windows CIFS Repository -
Descrição
1. Unable to add a Windows CIFS Repository. Error message "Fail to connect to repository please verify your credentials".
2. It is required to remove and re-add the repository to update the path to the directory.
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Causa
These instructions describe the process for adding a CIFS repository.
For steps on adding other repository types, please review "Supplemental instructions: additional repository types" in the User's Guide.
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Resolução
The first step is to verify your vRanger and vRanger DB Credentials.
To add the repository, navigate to the My Repositories pane. Click to highlight the desired repository type. Right-click the node and select Add > Windows Share CIFS.
- On the Add Repository dialog, populate the fields below:
- Repository Name.
- Description - The Description field is optional.
- User Name and User Password fields.
- Server - Enter the path to the desired directory. Alternatively, you may enter the server IP or DNS name and click Browse, then browse to the correct path.
- Warning: Paths for CIFS repositories are case-sensitive. When entering the path for a CIFS directory, ensure that the path is entered in the correct case.
- Select Encrypt all backups to this repository if you wish these backups to be password-protected.
- Enter a password for the encrypted repository -- confirm the password by re-entering it.
- Warning: If you wish to use the Encrypt all backups feature, make certain to retain the password you enter in the following steps. There is no back-door or admin-level password. If the password is unknown, the backups will not be usable.
- Click OK, if an existing repository is found, a window will appear.
- Click Update.