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Starting with Veeam Backup & Replication v10, to add an SMB share to a File Backup to Tape job, the SMB share must be added in the Inventory view under File Shares > SMB Shares section.
To change which credentials are assigned to an SMB share, edit the entry for that share in the Inventory view under File Shares > SMB Shares section.
If the credentials presently in use are valid, but you wish to change which credentials are used to connect to the share, you will have to force Veeam to see the current credentials as invalid. The easiest way to accomplish this is to temporarily deny access to the file or folder added to the File to Tape job. This denial of access will cause Veeam to believe the credentials are invalid and prompt you to enter new credentials.
A complete overview of SMB share permissions is beyond the scope of this article but consider the following examples.
In this example, a folder (E:\share
) on a Windows 2012R2 file server is shared as \\fs1\share
with the special group Everyone. \\fs1\share
is added to a File to Tape job.
On the file server:
\\fs1\share
to match what was noted in step 4;
In this example, the file \\nas01\share\folder1\file1.txt
is added to a File to Tape job. There is no credentials record associated with nas01. The Veeam Data Mover Service on backup server VEEAMBK01
is running as Local System.
\\nas01\share\folder1
;file1.txt
and select Properties;VEEAMBK01$
and click OK;VEEAMBK01
computer account, and click Apply;file1.txt
to their prior state by selecting the VEEAMBK01
computer account and clicking Remove, then Apply;These steps are not generally recommended, but may in some cases be simpler than denying access to the share.
For information on how to apply SQL scripts please review https://www.veeam.com/kb1443.
SELECT * FROM [backup.model.mrulist]
DELETE FROM [backup.model.mrulist] WHERE url = ‘<share path>’
(Example) DELETE FROM [backup.model.mrulist] WHERE url = ‘\\nas01\share\folder1’
$job = Get-VBRtapejob -name "NameOfYourTapeJoB"
$job.object | Foreach{
New-Object -Typename PSObject -Property @{
Path = $_.Path
Credentials = $_.Credentials.Name
CredsDescription = $_.Credentials.Description
}
}
In Veeam Backup & Replication version 9 and earlier, a UNC path may not be associated with a credentials record. If there is no associated record, the share is accessed using the account specified for the Veeam Data Mover Service (VeeamTransportSvc.exe). Local System is used by default. Use the Services MMC console (services.msc) to determine the account currently in use.
Note: It is possible to change the service account from this MMC console, but keep in mind that this service also determines the account used by data mover processes (VeeamAgent.exe), which can have an impact on other job types that access files on the Veeam Backup server. When changing the service account, make sure no jobs or restores are running before restarting the service.
In Veeam Backup & Replication 9 and earlier, the “Size” displayed in the File to Tape Job wizard is based on information collected by the Veeam Installer Service (VeeamDeploymentSvc.exe). If this service runs as an account that does not have read access to the share, and no credentials record is associated with the share, the wizard will display 0.0 KB, and the job will fail with the message “unable to enumerate files in folder.”
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