SQL Server is capable of creating a backup device on a network drive, although I've never tried hitting Novell.

The key is that the account that the MSSQLSERVER service used must have permission to access the network share.

-Mike

>Hello,
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>In SQL Server 2000 I would like to set the backup file to a volume on a Novell server (from there to tape). However, I can't get SQL Server to see the volume. When I go to add the file name in Enterprise Manager, the mapped drive doesn't show. Entering the path manually with drive letter or UNC pathing doesn't work either.
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>I am logging into the Netware server (with the MS client for netware) with the same username/password as I logged into the NT4 server, which is the same username used for the services for SQL Server and SQLServerAgent.
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>Is there a way to make this work? Am I doing something wrong?
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>TIA