Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager Cookbook

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To create a file share that can support Microsoft Azure Backup, follow these steps:

1. Create a local folder on your existing SMB 3.x storage solution. For example, create a folder called AzSBackup on the appropriate storage volume, so V:\AzSBackup.
2. Right-click the folder you have just created, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Sharing tab, and then click Share.
4. Enter the name of Domain Computers, and click Add.
5. In the Permission level column, select Read/Write, then click Share.

Make a note of the network path that is shown on the confirmation screen, as you will use this later when you are configuring infrastructure backup on your Microsoft Azure Stack appliance. The network path will be shown in the following format: ...