MSSQL 2000- Backup Activity on a Network Machine

Hi,
I am using an Enterprise Manager and i have created a Database Maintainance Plan, can anybody guide me as to how to create backup on a remote machine.

I also mapped that device(say M/c B) onto my server box(M/c A) but i am not able to see that particular location in my backup activity screen.

Can this be done in the first place ?

Regards,
Tahirwe need some clarification.

do you want to backup databases on machine A to machine B or do you want to manage backups of databases that are on machine B from machine A?|||Yes i want to backup databases on machine A to machine B through Enterprize manager.|||While doing the backup on a networked remote machine which has been given full rights the job fails giving this error

BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE [qa_tm_bdr_fix2] TO DISK = N'\\192.168.156.7\DBBackup\MUMSV075\qa_tm_bdr_fix2 _db_200612262300.BAK' WITH INIT , NOUNLOAD , NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT|||Is your SQL Instance on A running under the system-account? The system account had no rights on B.

But there should be a more useful messge somewhere about why the job fails. Maybe in the errorlog? Have looked at the details in the jobhistory?|||Lexiflex is right. Make sure that the service account running the SQL server on B has enough permissions on the share (on A) where it should write the backup file. So in your case the account under which SQL Server B is running should have the permissions on the \\192.168.156.7\DBBackup share. I assume you allready shared the folder ... The problem Lexiflex is referring to is that the 'local system account' from machine A is not the same as the 'local system account' on machine B ... although it looks like it's the same one, it's definitely not ! You shouldn't run SQL Server under the local system account ... ever.

Been there, done that, worked fine.

Gr,
Yveau|||I am betting this is the problem as well. You will need to change the sql server and sql agent accounts to run under a domain account that has rights to your backup location.|||Thanks a lot for all ur help......it works......

Regards,
Tahir