Backup Exec Management Command Line Interface (BEMCLI) does not support to define a selection of a share

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Description

Error Message

New-BEBackupSelection -AgentServer(Get-BEAgentServer ) -Selection (New-BEFileSystemSelection \\\\*.*)
New-BEBackupSelection : Cannot make a selection for "\*.*" because the \\ volume is not on the specified agent server.
 

Resolution

Please define the selection for a share by using the Backup Exec User Interface.
 

Issue/Introduction

Backup Exec Management Command Line Interface (BEMCLI) does currently not support to define a selection that includes a share level network resource.
This is valid for either using "New-BEBackupSelection" or "Set-BEBackupDefinition".

Error Message

New-BEBackupSelection -AgentServer(Get-BEAgentServer <ServerName>) -Selection (New-BEFileSystemSelection \\<ServerName>\<ShareName>\*.*)
New-BEBackupSelection : Cannot make a selection for "<ServerName\<ShareName>\*.*" because the \\<ServerName\ ShareName> volume is not on the specified agent server.