Kevin Keane wrote:
> Dan Langille wrote:
>> Cedric Gavage wrote:
>>   
>>> On 1/3/09 8:27 PM, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Cedric Gavage wrote:
>>>>       
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a way to initiate the backup from client side?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a special case where director is outside a lan... and it can't
>>>>> connect to client directly... but client can connect to director...
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it possible something like that? (without to add vpn solution).
>>>>>         
>>>> No. The Director must be able to contact the FD. This is a given.
>>>>
>>>>       
>>> Ok, thanks for the feedback...
>>>
>>> Is there an alternative with something like a central catalog outside 
>>> the lan... a director connected to it from internet for example, and one 
>>> from a LAN... this last director can connect all the FD from the LAN. In 
>>> this way, can we imagine to start a job concerning a FD in the LAN from 
>>> a console connected on the "internet" director which has an access to 
>>> the "central" catalog... I don't know if my sentence is clear for you ;)
>>>     
>> It is not clear.  :)  The FD must be able to contact the SD, possibly 
>> not a problem.  But the FD also talks to the DIR and the DIR to the 
>> Catalog.  Sure, you can put a DIR on the same LAN as the FD.
>>   
> Maybe here is a feature suggestion for bacula 4.0 - support a hierarchy 
> of directors? The model I have in mind is somewhat similar to the way 
> Microsoft handles WSUS or eSet handles their antivirus remote 
> administration.

You are free to submit a feature request.  Details on the website.

NOTE: I really think a VPN is your best option.  Unix is built upon the 
premise of small tools, each doing a good job at what they do best.

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