Smb Shadow Copies - HP ProLiant 300 Series Administration Manual

NOTE:
Shadow Copies for Shared Folders supports retrieval only of shadow copies of network shares. It does
not support retrieval of shadow copies of local folders.
NOTE:
Shadow Copies for Shared Folders clients are not available for HTTP, FTP, AppleTalk, or NetWare shares.
Consequently, users of these protocols cannot use Shadow Copies for Shared Folders to independently
retrieve previous versions of their files. However, administrators can take advantage of Shadow Copies
for Shared Folders to restore files on behalf of these users.

SMB shadow copies

Windows users can independently access previous versions of files stored on SMB shares via the Shadow
Copies for Shared Folders client. After the Shadow Copies for Shared Folders client is installed on the
user's computer, the user can access shadow copies for a share by right-clicking on the share to open its
Properties window, clicking the Previous Versions tab, and then selecting the desired shadow copy.
Users can view, copy, and restore all available shadow copies.
Shadow Copies for Shared Folders preserves the permissions set in the access control list (ACL) of the
original folders and files. Consequently, users can only access shadow copies for shares to which they
have access. In other words, if a user does not have access to a share, he also does not have access to
the share's shadow copies.
The Shadow Copies for Shared Folders client pack installs a Previous Versions tab in the Properties
window of files and folders on network shares.
Users access shadow copies with Windows Explorer by selecting View, Copy, or Restore, from the
Previous Versions tab. (See Figure 31). Both individual files and folders can be restored.
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