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Use the following steps to add the mirror share to your configured network share:
1. Log into the Barracuda Message Archiver as the administrator, and go to the page.ADVANCED > Storage Manager
2. If you have an iSCSI or CIFS/Windows share already set up, complete the following step, otherwise go to step 3:
a. Select the share from the drop-down menu, and enter the associated details.
b. Click Add Mirror.
3. If you do not have an iSCSI or CIFS/Windows share already set up, complete the following steps:
a. In the table, click ; the section displays at the bottom of the page:Group Add Mirror CIFS/Windows Share
b. Enter the share details, and click .Add
c. In the table,Group select the share you want to use to back up the data from the drop-down menu.
For more information, refer to Storage Manager, or log into your Barracuda Message Archiver, go to the ADVANCED >
Storage Manager page, and click the Help button.
Option 2. Back up the Data Partition Using an External Solution
You can back up archives using your existing backup solution, such as Barracuda Backup, via SMB access to the
Barracuda Message Archiver's data partition.
To do so,
Log into the Barracuda Message Archiver as the administrator, and go to the page.ADVANCED > Backup
In the section, set to to allow access to the message store as an SMB share.Backup of Archives Back Up Archives via SMB Yes
Set a workgroup name and password to connect to the SMB share; note that the SMB share username is always .smb
Click to save your settings.Save
On the external backup solution, connect to the Barracuda Message Archiver using SMB, and back up your data. The Barracuda Message
Archiver shares are published as:
< IP > :/BMA-SMB -< sharenumber >
To back up the Barracuda Message Archiver using Barracuda Backup,
Log in to Barracuda Backup as the Administrator, and go to the page.BACKUP > Sources
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New Group
Note that you can select the default group, or click to create a new storage group.Add New Group
Once you click ,Add Mirror the Barracuda Message Archiver synchronizes the data on the existing share with the mirror share. During
this sync, the Barracuda Message Archiver's Storage Manager may be unavailable for use, but will continue to archive mail. Note that a
mirror share can only be added to internal shares.
The Barracuda Message Archiver provides authenticated read-only access to the internal data partition via CIFS.
Firmware Version 5.1 or Higher
The following steps refer to Barracuda Backup firmware version 5.1 or higher.