I think what they're saying is you can't use NetBackup the way you use
something like Oracle RAC - where the DB is accessible from both nodes
at the same time.   So I don't think THAT precludes what you suggest.

The question is, however, how would you separate your "media server"
directory structure from your "master server" directory structure?
Doing what you suggest sounds like a good way to maximize resources but
a good way to get into a real mess in certain kind of failures and at
least to give Symantec and easy out when you do have issues by saying
"that's not a supported configuration".

-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
Rongsheng Fang
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 3:28 PM
To: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup 6.0 and cluster (Veritas Cluster Server)

Say we have a VCS 5.0 cluster with two nodes A and B. We want to install

NetBackup 6.0 on both nodes and have them configured with VCS. We'd like

to made node A media server mediaA (VIP) and node B mediaB (VIP) and 
each is responsible for different sets of storage units and clients. Is 
it possible to set the cluster up so that media server mediaB can 
failover to node A where media server mediaB is running and wise versa? 
Does NetBackup support this kind of setup?

Does this fall into the category mentinoed in NetBackup High 
Availability System Administrator's Guide: "NetBackup is not supported 
as an active/active application in a cluster"?

Thanks,

Rongsheng
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