Quick steps to set up Druva to back up NAS shares



Steps to set up Hybrid Workloads to back up NAS shares
The following diagram depicts how to configure Druva to back up data from NAS shares.
The following table summarizes how to configure Druva to back up your NAS shares.
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1 | Click Check Prerequisites on the Add NAS Proxy page. |
Read through the list of prerequisites before installing the NAS proxy. The NAS proxy is the Hybrid Workloads agent installed on a separate Windows or Linux server. It handles backup and restore requests from NAS shares.
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Download, install and activate the NAS proxy on
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Activation authorizes the NAS proxy to communicate with the Druva Cloud and handle backup and restore jobs from the NAS share. |
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Add a NAS device and map it to a NAS proxy | Add a NAS device that you want to backup and map it to a NAS proxy compatible with the type of shares on the NAS device. |
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Discover shares or manually add them |
Druva initiates a device auto-discovery as soon as a new NAS device is added. You can run auto-discovery on-demand or add shares manually. |
5 | Assign credentials |
Assign credentials to SMB NAS shares if:
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6 | Create a backup set for the NAS share | Specify a backup policy, add backup content, and map a NAS proxy. |