Configuring the target tab for SMB and NFS

Use this task to configure the SMB or NFS drives for data retrieval. To configure data retrieval for Cloud Drive, Amazon S3, or Wasabi S3 see Configuring the target tab for Cloud Drive, Configuring the target tab for Amazon S3, and Configuring the target tab for Wasabi S3 respectively.

  1. Select the Enabled check box to enable archiving. Clear the check box to disable archiving.
  2. From the Type list, choose one of the following archive media options:
    • SMB
    • NFS
  3. In the Address field, type the path of the shared network folder and the sub directory.
  4. In the Username field, type the user name to access the network shared drive targets.
  5. In the Password field, type the password to access the network shared drive.
  6. Move the Percent to Use slider to select a percentage of the drive to use for archiving.
    A progress bar displays different colors to indicate the current space capacity of the drive.
    • Blue indicates the amount of space in use on the drive.
    • Gray indicates the amount of unused space.
    • Red indicates the amount of space that other systems use.
    Note: If you select a percentage of the drive that includes red, other systems cannot use that portion of the drive for archiving.
  7. In the Desired Content Age field, select the number of days that you want the system to archive the data for. If you delete data before the set number of days, the system creates an event that can trigger an action.
  8. In the Expiration Configuration area, set the limit for the number of days that you can store archived video. From the list menu, select At Most, then select a number of days. The default value is 30. The system deletes any video in the archive that is older than the set value.
  9. In the Direct Search area, select the Enabled check box and then enter a Username and Password to connect the exacqVision client directly to the archive without having to connect to the exacqVision server. For more information, see Direct search for archiving.
The Status field shows Connected when the server successfully connects to the shared network drive. Click Details to view additional information about the archiving task.