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Symlinks on a storage with mixed protocols (CIFS + NFS)

  • November 13, 2025
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Hi,

we are currently facing the following situation:
We write data on a NAS system via NFS, e.g. on “folder A”. 

Then we want to create a symlink to this folder, called “folder B”.

“Folder B” is then presented via CIFS/SMB to our Windows Media Agents.

Will the backup work and backup all the data or will it only see the symlink and just backup the symlink-file?

I know that we can just share “folder B” via CIFS, but my colleagues want to do it with the symlink if possible.

 

Any clues or ideas if that would work?

 

BR
Jan

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Erase4ndReuseMedia
Byte
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I’ve not used either option myself, but there is an Additional Setting that can be applied nBackupSymLinkData and there is also the “Expand symbolic links of subclient content” option, on the Content tab of the Subclient Properties dialog. 

 

 


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  • Byte
  • November 14, 2025

Hi,

I saw this option already, but it is mentioned, that this for the UNIX client, not for Windows File System.

 

BR
Jan


Erase4ndReuseMedia
Byte
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Apologies, I misread the post. I will dig further.