QBW file on a remote (non PC) drive

Posted by barret bonden on February 11, 2009, 10:58 am

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Can QB work with the data files on a SAN (storage area network) hard dirve ?
What settings are needed ? I tried , and failed. The device was a raid disk
on the LAN but not in a PC. I threw all the switches in QB, but nothing
worked.

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Posted by www.GymRatZ.co.uk on February 11, 2009, 11:14 am

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barret bonden wrote:

> Can QB work with the data files on a SAN (storage area network) hard dirve ?

> What settings are needed ? I tried , and failed. The device was a raid disk

> on the LAN but not in a PC. I threw all the switches in QB, but nothing

> worked.

SAN ?
Not come across that, but I have pur QB database served from a Buffalo
LinkStation Network Storage drive.
I'm running quickbooks pro 2004 BTW.
Might be woth mapping the directory you put it into to an actual drive
letter for each PC accessing it.
Makes it easier to find for both QB and you. rather than having to
specify //servername/datalocation/myquickbooksfile.qbw or whatever.

HTH
Pete

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Posted by Golden California Girls on February 11, 2009, 12:46 pm

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barret bonden wrote:

> Can QB work with the data files on a SAN (storage area network) hard dirve ?

> What settings are needed ? I tried , and failed. The device was a raid disk

> on the LAN but not in a PC. I threw all the switches in QB, but nothing

> worked.

Is the drive mapped?

Posted by Gary E on February 11, 2009, 5:51 pm

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What version of QB? Later versions need to be on a computer with the proper
configuration to share. I can see why a 2004 would work on a NAS or SAN,
but not sure about the later ones.

G

> Can QB work with the data files on a SAN (storage area network) hard dirve

> ? What settings are needed ? I tried , and failed. The device was a raid

> disk on the LAN but not in a PC. I threw all the switches in QB, but

> nothing worked.

> --

> Net/Works Consulting

> www.networks-cc.com

> support@networks-cc.com