Backup to a network share

[Chris Barnes]

I am trying to setup vista (enterprise) to run it's backups to a network
share.

When I point to "on a network" and tell it \\server\sharename, vista
asks me for the userid/password of my account on that server. After I
authenticate, I get a popup window which states:

"The network share could not be accessed for the following reasons:
Could not create a file when that file already exists (0x800700B7)
Please ensure that the network location is valid"


Note that I can map a network drive to that share just fine (and
manipulate the files on it).

 

[Tim]

Have you tried pointing the backup to the mapped drive instead of the
logical drive? I don't use Vista's backup app (I prefer to have greater
control over what I include in the backup) so that may not be possible.

Tim

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

Is your device a NAS device?

 

[Guest]

I have the exact same problem with Vista Home Premium trying to use a NAS
server.

Nikos

 

[Neil Harley]

I have the exact same problem with Vista Home Premium trying to use a NAS
server.

Nikos

and what would that problem be? Without mentioning the problem people
can only guess.

hth ;-)

 

[Guest]

Sorry, I thought you could see the post that initiated the thread:

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

The best advice I can give is to see our Backup FAQ at
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/pages/file-backup-in-windows-vista-faq.aspx.
There is a Q/A about backing up to NAS as well as a pointer to another blog
post on the topic.

 

[Guest]

Thanks a lot.

Unfortunately, I can not see the samba version used (Intel SS4000E server)
but the tread you mentioned helps me know what to look for.

Nikos