How To Find the Actual Path of Shared Folders in Windows

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Task: I shared a folder on my Windows XP,  Windows 7, 2003, 2008, 2012 etc.. Now I need to know the exact path to get it navigating through My Computer.

 

Solution: On the shared folder server, open command prompt and type in "net share"

 

Setup OST Share in Exagrid v4.6 & Configure device in MMS/CAS
                             Symantec BackupExec 2010 R3

 

 

1.       Login Exagrid via ip (10.181.31.15) with admin privilege userID & pw.

 

 

2.       On both MMS & CAS server need to install OpenStorage Plugin from Exagrid by.
a) Login Exagrid => Help => Online Library => Named Backup Applications => OpenStorage Plugin Installer for 32/64bit Windows.

3.       You also need to run the Registry Key Script on MMS & CAS server.
a) Login Exagrid => Help => Online Library => Named Backup Applications => Symantec Backup Exec Registry Key Script

 

4.       Login 10.181.31.15 with admin privilege userID & pw.

 

5.       Site: HOPennNW => nwexagrid: EX4000 => Manage => Shares => New

 

 

6.       a. Share Type: BackupExec
b. Share Name: BackofficeNW
c. Tick OST (Symantec OpenStorage)
d. Tick Replicate data for this share to HOPennPK
e. Tick Create an InstantDR share on: pkexagrid2
f. make sure to add the IP of the MMS & CAS server to allow access the Exagrid.

 

 

7.       HOPennPK=> pkexagrid2:EX500=> Manage = Shares => check the STATE of the new BackofficeNW-Dedup OST share make sure it is INSTANTDR, if it’s in Recovering state. This will take several hours to complete to proceed into next step. This took me 5hours because MMS is in CT and CAS is in NY.

 

8.       a) Login MMS server => Devices => Right click MMS and select Configure Devices Assistant

b) OpenStorage

c) Add OpenStorage

d) Fill in the Name, Server, Server Type, Logical Storage Unit and click You will need to restart BE Services then the Device will showup.

 

 

 

9.       Create the IDR OST share for duplicate jobs from NW to PK.
Repeat steps 5a-5d and fill in the correct information.

 

10.   Right click new device BackofficeNW-Dedup => Properties => Sharing => Tick the CAS which is PKBACKUP then click OK.

 

 

11.   Right click new device BackofficeNW-IDR => Properties => Sharing => Tick the CAS which is PKBACKUP then click OK.  (Repeat step #10)

 

12. Now all you have to do is create Full & Incr backup jobs and point to the correct devices.

Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3: Restore job from USB

Create restore job from USB(USB had the c drive & system state of BACKOFFICENW backup already)

 

1.       First you need to make sure the server being restored has OS installed & Backup Exec remote for Windows and able to communicate with the Media server. Also the USB is mounted to the media server by
a. USB=> VERITAS=> B2D => Delete Changer.cfg & Folder.cfg files (leave the B2D fiels alone!_
b. Devices=> Configure devices assistant => Removable Backup-to-Disk Folder => Give it a name and point it to the USB stick drive letter. And finish. Changer.cfg & Folder.cfg files will be recreated and B2D files will show up under Devices of the Removable Backup-to-Disk

 

2.       Open Backup Exec 2010 R3 on Backup Exec 2010 Media server=> Restore

3.       View by Resource => Tick the system state & C drive that you wanted to restore.

 

4.       Device: Point to the source disk that contains the restore information

 

5.       File Redirection: tick Redirect file sets, click the browse icon, Restore target => Windows Systems => BACKOFFICENW-Rec => C drive => Click OK.
please select the restore server accordingly

 

6.       General: Give it a Job name so you know what the job is, click Run Now.

 

7. The job should show up under Job Monitor