Configuring the NetBackup Client Service
By default, the NetBackup Client Service is configured on Windows with the Local System account. The Local System account lacks sufficient rights to perform certain backup and restore operations.
For example, for NetBackup to access CIFS volumes, the account must be changed from Local System to an account with access to the CIFS share.
To change the NetBackup Client Service logon account on a Windows computer:
If the logon property is not changed for the NetBackup Client Service, the policy validation fails with status code 4206.
The following list contains situations in which the NetBackup Client Service logon account needs to be changed:
To access CIFS storage for a storage unit.
To use UNC paths, the network drives must be available to the service account that the NetBackup Client Service logs into at startup. You must change this account on each Windows client that is backed up that contains data that is shared with another computer.
During a snapshot: To have read access to the share for backup purposes and write access during restores.
The account must be for a domain user that is allowed to access and write to the share. To verify the account, log on as that user and try to access the UNC path. For example: \\server_name\share_name.
For database agents and options, configure the service with a logon account that has the necessary permission or privileges. See the documentation for your agent or option for more information.
For the database agents that support VMware backups on a NetApp disk array, configure the logon account to one that has access to the disk array.