Guidelines for Validating Backup Storage Locations and Volume Names

Guidelines for Validating Backup Storage Locations and Volume Names

KB ID: 102195
Volume Name:
For Windows:
Volume names for Windows should start with drive details such as C:/, D:/.
For Network Share Path:
Volume names for network share paths should begin with the UNC path, for example, //192.168.108.22/c.
For Linux:
In Linux, volume names should start with a forward slash (/).
Storage Folder Creation: Allowed and Restricted Characters
Allowed Characters
Windows and Linux:
  1. Uppercase English letters: A to Z
  2. Lowercase English letters: a to z
  3. Numbers: 0 to 9
Windows
  1. Allowed special characters:  "!" , "@" , "#" , "$" , "^" , "&" , "(" , ")" , "_" , " -" , "+" , "`" , "~" , "." , "," , ";" , "[" , "]" , "{" , "}" , "?" .
            Linux
  1. Allowed special characters:  "!" , "@" , "#" , "$" , "^" , "&" , "(" , ")" ,  " _" , "-" , "+" , "`" , "~" , "." , "," , ";" , "[" , "]" , "{" , "}" , "?" .
Restricted Special Characters 
Windows:
  1. Restricted Special Characters: "\" , "/", " " , ":" , "*" , " " " , "<" , ">" , "|" , " ' " , "%" .
Linux:
  1. Restricted Special Characters: "&" , " " ,  ";" , "{" , "}" , "!" , "`" , "(" , ")" , "\" , "/" , ":" , "*" , " " " , "<" , ">" , "|" , " ' " , "%" .
These guidelines should be followed when naming volumes and creating storage folders, ensuring compliance with allowed and restricted characters for both Windows and Linux environments.

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