A bit off topic, but why isn't it possible to have
more than one backup server in a SAN?

// Matts

 --- Lee Hwan Meng <hwanlee AT SOFTHOME DOT NET> skrev: > In
any case, in a SAN environment, you cannot have 2
> backup servers, even
> though they may be talking to different storage
> volume.
>
> Anyway, one solution given to me was to adjust the
> startup script
> (/etc/init.d/networker) so that backup server daemon
> nsrd is not started on
> the storage node when used as client. Of course,
> when used as backup server
> to the old library, stop nsr and uncomment off nsrd
> in the startup script
> again.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 8 Aug 2002 07:19:46 -0500, Rohrich, James
> <rohrich AT UOP DOT COM> wrote:
>
> >Assuming you have a license, you also have to load
> the storage node
> software
> >on Server B. This might mean unloading the backup
> server software on the
> >Server B first and then load the storage node
> software. Becareful if server
> >B was running as a backup server since you might
> lose data. A storage node
> >does not save indexes since they are only kept on
> the backup server. Make
> >sure you are doing what you want.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Lee Hwan Meng
> >To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> >Sent: 8/8/02 5:31 AM
> >Subject: [Networker] Need help in DDS
> >
> >Hi
> >
> >Our environment:
> >
> >Server A (Networker backup server)
> >Server B (Storage nodes)
> >Using SAN, DDS enabled for both sharing 6 drives on
> tape library
> >
> >When Server B is configured also as Networker
> backup server, I got this
> >error messages:
> >
> >Aug  8 10:18:19 A root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice]
> NetWorker media:
> >(notice)
> >check storage node: B (a server cannot be a storage
> node)
> >
> >The point is, I have some data backed up in a
> smaller library before the
> >arrival of this 6-drive monster, in order to
> retrieve the data, I need
> >to
> >attached Server B to the smaller library, so Server
> B also needs to be a
> >backup server. How can I achieve that? Is it
> possible to do it?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Regards
> >Hwan Meng
> >
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