Credentials
Certain applications require login credentials to proceed accessing its data and to configure application backup jobs. To proceed with uninterrupted backup schedules with Vembu NetworkBackup, it is recommended to save application credentials.
MySQL credential
- Go to Settings tab, select Credentials option and choose MySQL credential.
- By default, MySQL exe path and MySQL Dump exe path will be provided as ‘C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.5/bin/’
- And MySQL server instance port is provided as 3306, by default (which can be changed).
- User will be required to provide MySQL login credentials in order to proceed accessing MySQL databases (Username & Password). Please be informed, each MySQL instance can have it own user credentials and make sure you provide them correctly.
- Finally, a temporary location to store backup dumps should be provided. Default location chosen: C:/Program Files/Vembu/VembuNetworkBackupClient/plugin-data/mysqlserver/
Note: All the above default values are taken, when MySQL is installed in your machine (in which Vembu NetworkBackup runs). If not, the values will be left empty and you have to provide the details.
- Once done providing details, click Save.
Note: Ensure the temporary location have enough storage space for storing backup dump which will be deleted once transferred to the backup server.
SharePoint Credential
- Go to Settings tab, select Credentials and choose SharePoint credential
The page will have the following tabs to choose from:
Path settings:
- STSADM Tool Path [ STSADM.exe ] -
Default locations of STSADM tool for:
WSS2.0/MOSS2003- "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\60\BIN\" folder.
WSS3.0/MOSS2007- "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\" folder.
MS SharePoint 2010- "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN\" folder.
- SharePoint dump location-
Location where backup dumps are stored temporarily in the local machine and will be deleted once transferred to the backup server.
- Once done providing path details, click Save.
Note: If SharePoint Central Administration is installed in your machine, then the details in path settings are auto-filled with default path. If it is not installed, the user is required to provide the path details.
Portal Site settings:
- A user can add ‘n’ number of portal site URLs, which he/she wish to configure as a backup job.
- In WSS2.0/SPS2003, the list of portal site URLs can be obtained from the following page:
Open SharePoint Central Settings tab, select SharePoint Portal server, click Portal Site option, Virtual Server configuration option, select List and manage portal sites option.
- Once done providing portal site URL correctly, click Save.
- The list of added portal site URLs will be displayed under portal site settings which can be deleted if required.
MS SQL credential
- Go to Settings option, select Credentials option and choose MSSQL Credential option.
- Add MS SQL server instance using ‘Add SQL server instance’ option, where you can add ‘n’ number of SQL server instances when required to backup.
- Proceed to provide ‘SQL server connection properties’ where the user will be required to choose a server instance and select authentication level as SQL Server authentication.
- Once done, provide user credentials for SQL server, so that databases can be accessed for backup purposes.
- Once done providing all required details, click Next to proceed configuring backups for selected SQL server instance.
Note:
- If SQL server instance properties is already saved, user will be asked whether to proceed with the previous authentication:
- If 'Yes' you will be directed to configure backups with the previous configuration.
- If 'No' new credential properties should be provided for authentication.
