Because NBU is a frequency based scheduler, I need to build an NT script that 
will request a backup of a client using one schedule if it's the first Friday 
of the month and another schedule if it's any other Friday. Since this will 
technically be a User Requested backup (the script will be running on the 
client that will be backed up) what special considerations have to be made on 
the client? I've read in the book that there are two versions of the bpbackup 
command. One is for a user requested backup and the other is for an immediate 
manual backup. I believe I want to use the second form because I want to backup 
the entire server and I want the NT client to think that the Master server is 
really making the request. This would assume a root user or administrator user. 
Sounds kind of hokie I know, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I have a need 
to vary the retention periods for a particular client and keep one backup per 
month for 6 months and the rest for 5 weeks. If someone has already done this 
(or something similar) and can save me some steps, I'd appreciate it.

Environment:

Master Server: Sun E450 - (2) 400mhz CPUs - 1GB Memory / Solaris 2.6 / NBU 
3.2GA / Sun L11000 Library

Media Servers: None



Quote: "Time is not a test of the truth"
Translation: Just because you've always done it that way, doesn't make it right

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Tampa Electric Company

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