Windows Server 2003 Backup to NAS
I setup a Windows 2003 Server I manage to backup to a network attached storage (NAS) device, but the Small Business Server Backup utility is failing. The NAS is on the network located at \\dlink-xxxxx\backup. There is a user name & password, but I have it saved in explorer, and can access it w/o a problem.
The backup fails because "the specified media cannot be found." I can map a drive letter to the device, but I can't use a mapped network drive because Windows is (fill in the blank).
What is the best way to backup a Windows server to a NAS device?
Greg K posted this at 21:40 — 21st January 2009.
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in the SBS Backup software, does it have a place to save the username/password for NAS?
In other backup software I have used, the backup does not technically run as the user you are logged in as (which is how it can run when you are not actually logged in at all), so even though you are logged in and can access the NAS, the process that back's up cant.
This may help in tracking down the issue.
-Greg
pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 03:47 — 22nd January 2009.
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I removed the password - we shall see how it runs tonight.
It's funny...the server recommends that I make it a member of the domain and give full write privileges to the administrator account, I would if I could.
Just had an idea: What if I create an "administrator" account on the NAS and have it as the same password as the domain's administrator account? I will try that tomorrow night if I have success tonight.
Thanks for the help!
pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 17:30 — 26th January 2009.
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Removing the password fixed the problem.
:) 
That raises another problem, though. I can't have the entire server backup on a device with no password - anybody can plug in or hack the wireless and get all the data. I will create an account with the same user/password as the server and see if that works.
teammatt3 posted this at 02:40 — 27th January 2009.
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Have you thought of setting up a domain controller? You can add the nodes to the domain, and all the connected devices can communicate without a username and password. Someone who cracks the wireless key (or plugs in) won't have access to the domain, so they wouldn't have access to those shared areas (unless they can crack your domain password too).
Probably more work than it's worth
pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 04:46 — 27th January 2009.
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This place already does use a domain controller. All the server resources, printers, files, etc., are under the domain control permissions. The only problem is the NAS doesn't have the capability to be a domain client (as far as I know).
jane0109 posted this at 11:05 — 1st February 2009.
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I got the same problem so I tried removing the password and it worked.
pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 14:13 — 1st February 2009.
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So there wasn't a problem with leaving your backups unprotected?
Awfers posted this at 08:11 — 18th June 2009.
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You could use ShadowProtect (http://www.storagecraft.co.uk) to do this, and automatically encrypt the disk image. Plus, it will give you a backup of the WHOLE server that you can use to restore onto any type of hardware if the unthinkable happens (this has saved our bacon on more than one occasion).
Cheers,
Awfers
posting.work9 posted this at 17:44 — 4th September 2009.
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chiery posted this at 11:59 — 30th October 2009.
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Before you back up Windows Server 2003 to NAS perhaps you should know first the disadvantages if you do it :
Hope it help {links removed}
andrewmartin9 posted this at 10:39 — 18th March 2011.
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This place is no longer using a domain controller. All resources of the servers, printers, files, etc, are under the control of domain permissions. The only problem is the NAS does not have the ability to be a domain client as far as I know.
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BruceWilliO posted this at 03:58 — 23rd July 2011.
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This place is no longer using a domain controller. All server resources, printers, files, etc., are controlled by domain permissions. The only problem is that the NAS does not have the ability to be a domain client
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Bailifeifei posted this at 09:13 — 13th December 2011.
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we've been using todo backup server to regularly backup server for a long time. it offers full, incremental, and differential backup.
we usually set up a daily backup schedule, and save three versions of the images, which means that the software automatically delete the old images.
we are small business users, and cannot afford some backup software costing 1k dollar.
so we found todo backup suits us very well.
and i googled an article of easus about backup NAS, hope it can help.
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