Hi.

I've been running a storage node at a remote office for a couple of
years now.  Both offices are connected via a VPN (although they both
have high speed ~6MBits internet connections.)  I have not had any
problems with the backups not working because of the indexes backing up
across the wan.

One thing that is somewhat annoying happens when the vpn link between
the offices breaks during a storage node backup.  Usually that means the
end for that particular backup.  Even more annoying is when it's already
doing clones. 

If your connection is stable though, I don't think you'll have any
difficulty with your setup.  I, for one, find it very convenient to be
able to control both offices from one console.

Dan
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fields, David [mailto:David.Fields AT ACS-INC DOT COM] 
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 4:38 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] Storage Nodes
> 
> I'm curious as to the feasibility of installing a storage 
> node in a remote office.  I've been told that due to the 
> amount of traffic that is sent to update the index's on the 
> main Networker server via a WAN link that there can be some 
> problems where the backups don't run correctly.  It has been 
> suggested that we run a separate business edition server at 
> the remote site, and just use remote admin instead of setting 
> up a storage node.
> 
> 
> 
> The WAN link in question is, at max, 512Kb Frame-Relay, and 
> there would be
> 5-6 clients in the remote office.  I thought that one of the 
> reasons for storage nodes was for just this reason, but I 
> want to make sure we do the right thing.  If anyone has any 
> experience with this, please let me know.
> 
> 
> 
> Dave
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