Information included in the article

• Create an IDrive BMR NAS share
• Configure IDrive BMR NAS share
• Manage IDrive BMR NAS share access permission
• Access a NAS share across multiple protocols
• Backup a NAS/iSCSI share locally
• Manage users on IDrive BMR for NAS shares

Create an IDrive BMR NAS share

To create a NAS share with IDrive BMR,

1. Connect to the IDrive BMR device interface.
2. Go to Backup > Network Shares > Create New Share. The Create new share wizard appears.
   
   
   
   
3. In the Share type tab, select NAS share and click Next.
4. In the Share settings tab, assign a name to your network share.
   
   
   
   
5. Select Apply new settings to configure the settings of your share.
   Alternatively, select Use the configurations of an existing share and select an existing share from the dropdown to replicate its configurations.
6. Click Next.
7. In the Local snapshot tab, set the snapshot frequency using the dropdown against Capture a local snapshot every.
   
   
   
   
8. Select the days for local backup as Daily, Weekdays, Weekend, or select Custom and choose the days.
9. Set the start and end time for backup.
   

   Note: Here, Start time and End time are soft cut-offs. The actual start time is dependent on the backup pipeline and the actual end time is dependent on the ongoing tasks that are in progress.

10. In the Snapshot retention settings section, use the slider to set the limit for retaining local snapshots. You can retain up to 100 local snapshots of a network share. Click Next.
11. Review the local snapshot summary in the Confirm share tab and click Create. The new share will be added to IDrive BMR’s Network Shares > NAS tab.

Configure IDrive BMR NAS share

To configure your NAS share,

1. Connect to the IDrive BMR device interface.
2. Go to Backup > Network Shares > NAS. All the network shares are displayed here.
3. Click  corresponding to the required network share. The NAS share settings screen appears.
   
   
   
   
4. Click  corresponding to the Share access field and set the access permission as public or private. In case of private access, assign users to the share in the Manage share users section.
5. Click  corresponding to the Share protocols field and select the network protocols that will be used for accessing the shares.
   
   
   
   

   Note: SMB protocol access is configured by default.

6. Enable write access for all users, if required.
7. Click  corresponding to the Snapshot interval field, set the frequency for capturing the local snapshots, and schedule the backups as Daily, Weekdays, Weekend, or select Custom and choose the days.
   
   
   
   
8. Edit the start and end time for backup.
   

   Note: Here, Start time and End time are soft cut-offs. The actual start time is dependent on the backup pipeline and the actual end time is dependent on the ongoing tasks that are in progress.

9. In the Snapshot retention settings section, use the slider to set the limit for retaining local snapshots. You can retain up to 100 local snapshots of a NAS share.
   
   
   
   
10. Click Save to save the local snapshot settings.

Manage IDrive BMR NAS share access permission

To manage the access permission of your network share,

1. Connect to the IDrive BMR device interface.
2. Go to Backup > Network Shares. All the network shares are displayed here.
3. Click  corresponding to the required network share.
4. Click  corresponding to Share access.
5. Configure the network share access as public or private. In case of private access, manage users assigned to the share in the Manage share users section.
   
   
   
   

Access a NAS share across multiple protocols

IDrive BMR supports access and collaboration of NAS shares across SMB, AFP, NFS, and SFTP protocols. You can configure access to these network protocols in the Share protocols field while configuring the share.

Backup a NAS/iSCSI share locally

You can backup your NAS and iSCSI shares locally via local snapshots.

To schedule local snapshots for a network share on the IDrive BMR device,

1. Connect to the IDrive BMR device interface.
2. Go to Backup > Network Shares > NAS/iSCSI. All the network shares are displayed here.
3. Click  corresponding to the required network share. The NAS share settings/iSCSI share settings screen appears.
4. Click  corresponding to the Snapshot schedule field, set the frequency for capturing the local snapshots, and schedule the backup.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Save.

To pause the local backup of a network share on the IDrive BMR device,

1. Connect to the IDrive BMR device interface.
2. Go to Backup > Network Shares > NAS/iSCSI. All the network shares are displayed here.
3. Click  corresponding to the required network share. The NAS share settings/iSCSI share settings screen appears.
4. Click  corresponding to the Snapshot schedule field.
5. Move the slide toggle to read Disabled.
   
   
   
   
6. Click Save to save the local snapshot settings.

Manage users on IDrive BMR for NAS shares

Manage users on IDrive BMR for NAS shares via  Settings > Control Panel > Users.

To add users to IDrive BMR for NAS shares,

1. Connect to the IDrive BMR device interface.
2. Go to Settings > Control Panel > Users.
3. Click Create New User.
   
   
   
   
4. Enter the name, email, and the required details and configure a password.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Create. The new user is created and listed under the Users tab.

To delete a user, click corresponding to the user.

To update user details,

1. Connect to the IDrive BMR device interface.
2. Go to Settings > Control Panel > Users.
3. Click corresponding to the required user.
4. Update the details and click Save.