BDR 3.9.0 @ Ubuntu - add netwo...

BDR 3.9.0 @ Ubuntu - add network drive missing

Hi all,

currently testing out Vembu BDR 3.9.0 on Linux after a succesfull test run on a local Windows desktop. I love the oppertunity to add a network / NAS location which is possible on the Windows edition of BDR 3.9.0. But after installing it on a Ubuntu host these options are missing. Can't find a way to enable or add them.

Is this not implemented in the Linux version or do I need to get some new glasses?

Thanks in advance!

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asked 2018-02-28 08:55:40 -0600

ricardo
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Re: BDR 3.9.0 @ Ubuntu - add network drive missing

by ricardo

After searcing and couldn't find an existing thread I did 10 seconds after posting this. This should fix my problem: https://www.vembu.com/community/quest...

Trying it out now.

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answered 2018-02-28 09:04:49 -0600

ricardo
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Re: BDR 3.9.0 @ Ubuntu - add network drive missing

by nagarajan

Yes, as mentioned in this forum thread, the network drive needs to be initially mounted on the Ubuntu machine and then add the mount details on /etc/fstab. Then the newly added network drive will be listed on Vembu BDR backup server web UI.

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answered 2018-02-28 09:27:18 -0600

nagarajan
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Re: BDR 3.9.0 @ Ubuntu - add network drive missing

by ricardo

I managed to add the network drive and pre-creating the storage pool it does say it's correct size: 1.79TB. But once I add or create the storage pool it reads the total storage as 0 bytes / 0 bytes.

Added the same drive on the Windows test environment to rule out any r/w rights and it does work propperly there. Any ideas?

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answered 2018-03-01 08:11:41 -0600

ricardo
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Re: BDR 3.9.0 @ Ubuntu - add network drive missing

by ricardo

Think I found it. Don't make your mountpoint in the /mnt/ folder.

Tried it in /media/ this time and now it reads the folders correctly. How or what is causing this I still need to determine.

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answered 2018-03-01 09:37:51 -0600

ricardo
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updated 2018-03-01 09:49:23 -0600

Re: BDR 3.9.0 @ Ubuntu - add network drive missing

by nagarajan

This issue seems to be new to us. I will as ask our engineering team to check and will update you my status soon.

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answered 2018-03-02 04:08:50 -0600

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Re: BDR 3.9.0 @ Ubuntu - add network drive missing

by ashar

Further to our previous reply, we are able to reproduce similar issue, if the directory path entry in /etc/fstab ends with slash character.

For eg,

[ below entry working ]

/dev/sdb1 /mnt/storage ext4 defaults 1 2

[ below entry not working - path ends with / ]

/dev/sdb1 /mnt/storage/ ext4 defaults 1 2

Can you confirm whether this is the reason for the issue in your environment. If so, for now please modify the fstab entry (without ends with slash) and update us whether its working or not. We will handle this case in our 3.9 Update1 release (immediate patch update) which is expected to be released by the end of this week.