[Networker] backing up a client with virtual IP address...

Hello,

We have 2 linux file servers that use heatbeat for failover. Whenone server becomes primary, it mounts mirrored data as local data(using DRBD) and gets assigned the virtual IP. The other server isobviously a secondary at that point and therefore

no longer has the mirrored data mounted.

We have set up networker server client entry for server1 andserver2 and can back up their non mirrored data just fine (/ , /usr,etc). The issue is with the mirrored data.

We set up a client entry for 'server3 (the virtual ip that mapsto a valid dns entry)'. When it runs the backup for that virutal ip,the client that has that ip responds but networker doesn't see avalid backup for'server3:save-set-name' and does a full backup. It then writes thebackup as completed, BUT UNDER THE INDEX FOR WHATEVER CLIENT WASPRIMARY. That is what I think is causing networker to not

see an existing backup for 'server3:save-set-name'.

    We use Networker 7.2 on a linux server.

Can somebody help with this? It's going to get real problematiconce we move over 2 TB of data there! Thanks...


Ken Kleiner
System Manager
UMass Lowell
Computer Science Department
(978) 934-3645
ken AT cs.uml DOT edu




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