Now that the Nutanix cluster is added to the HYCU software, we need to add the backup target to which the files will be sent.

Adding a SMB backup target

To add a backup target on HYCU, go to the left side menu and click on “Target”:

Then click on “Add” at the top right to launch the target addition wizard:

Then, select the type of target you want to add on HYCU, then click “Continue”. In my case, I kept it simple with an SMB share on the Synology but you are spoiled for choice (NFS, SMB, Nutanix Objects, iSCSI, S3 storage…):

Then enter a name, a description if you wish, and the number of simultaneous backups then click on “Next”. In my case, I limited myself to 2:

Then provide the account information to access the SMB share that will be used as a target. In my case, I need to provide the username, password, server IP address, and shared folder name:

Once the information is correctly entered, click on “Save”. Your backup target now appears in the list of targets, ready to receive backups:

Backup target configuration is complete, my HYCU controller is ready to backup my data.