If the client requests a backup, it issues that request to the master,
who decides which storage unit to use and contacts the appropriate
media server, which then contacts the client.

The metadata is transferred from the client to the media server and
then on to the master.  There is a little bit stored on the media
server, but the vast majority is kept on the master.

The diagrams you're looking for can be found in Appendix A of the
Troubleshooting Guide.

L

Ryn writes:
> 
> DATA AND METADATA
> 
> If a client A initiates a backup to media1, does
> the client send metadata to the MEDIA server
> or to the master? I would assume that when you
> initiate a backup, the metadata would reside
> on the MEDIA server and restore/archive operations
> from the Master would read this data on
> the MEDIA server? Also, is there a good diagram
> which illustrates the interaction between
> daemons when using this configuration?
> 
> Thanks for any info,
> 
> Ryn
> 
> 
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