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Guide: Avoid these network backup pitfalls

Wenn Sie mit Langmeier Backup Daten ins Netzwerk sichern, müssen Sie darauf achten das die richtigen Einstellungen vorgenommen wurden. Wir zeigen Ihnen vier Punkte, die zu beachten sind.If you watch out for a few pitfalls, nothing stands in the way of backing up data to the network.

Backing up data to the internal network, one of the possible backup media, has a few pitfalls that need to be considered. We will show you what you need to watch out for. These tips also apply when using a VPN.

These are the most important points summarized:

  • Create a user account for the data backup service
  • Store login data for the network resource
  • Be careful with connected network drives such as X:\
  • Use IP address and UNC path

1. create a user account for the data backup service

To ensure that the data backup service can access network shares without problems, the service must generally be run under an administrator user. Search for the"Langmeier Backup Service" service in the Windows services. Right-click on this service and then select"Properties". Then enter the login data of a user in the"Login" tab. This user must have permissions to the files and folders to be accessed.

Wenn Sie mit Langmeier Backup Daten ins Netzwerk sichern, müssen Sie darauf achten das die richtigen Einstellungen vorgenommen wurden. Wir zeigen Ihnen vier Punkte, die zu beachten sind.

Confirm with OK and then restart the service.

Important: You should only select a user here that you have already logged into with a user name and password. Otherwise, the Windows Installer service may interfere with the start of the Langmeier Backup service and the service may not start properly. You should therefore log into the Windows user selected here at least once.

2. store login data for the network resource

Is it a network resource to which you have to log in? If so, store the login data in the backup:

Wenn Sie mit Langmeier Backup Daten ins Netzwerk sichern, müssen Sie darauf achten das die richtigen Einstellungen vorgenommen wurden. Wir zeigen Ihnen vier Punkte, die zu beachten sind.

3. be careful with connected network drives such as X:\

Never use a connected network drive such as X:\ for the backup target. This is because these cannot be accessed via the Windows service as they are not connected there.

4. use IP address and UNC path

The network folders should not be addressed with the DNS name, such as \\Saturn\Backup, but with the help of an IP address in UNC notation:

\\192.168.0.7\Sicherung

Wenn Sie mit Langmeier Backup Daten ins Netzwerk sichern, müssen Sie darauf achten das die richtigen Einstellungen vorgenommen wurden. Wir zeigen Ihnen vier Punkte, die zu beachten sind.

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about the author Sebastian Müller
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Sebastian Müller is a partner and top customer advisor at Langmeier Software and therefore the best contact person for Langmeier backup solutions.

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Email: sebastian@langmeier-software.com
 

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This article covers the topics:
Data backup to the network
The pitfalls of backing up to the network
Backup to NAS
Network drives such as X:\ fail during backup