this is spot on


Rosenkoetter, Gabriel wrote:
> You shouldn't be specifying either the active or passive node name as a 
> client, you should be specifying the cluster's virtual name as a client.
> 
> Also, note that you must run the NetBackup Client Service as an AD-level (not 
> local) account that has local admin access on each server and admin access to 
> the Exchange cluster for LCR/CCR snapshot backups. Running the client as 
> LocalSystem will not work. (The documentation's a bit hazy on this point. 
> It's clear that that's necessary for individual mailbox backups, it's not so 
> clear that it's required for the cluster backups, but it makes sense when you 
> think about it: the Exchange cluster isn't logically attached to either node, 
> so neither node's LocalSystem has sufficient permissions.)
> 
> --
> gabriel rosenkoetter
> Radian Group Inc, Unix/Linux/VMware Sysadmin / Backup & Recovery
> gabriel.rosenkoetter < at > radian.biz, 215 231 1556   
> 
> From: Scheef Jr, Ed E. [mailto:CXScheef < at > tecoenergy.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:36 PM
> To: veritas-bu < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Exchange 2007 with CCR - Passive Node Backup
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Folks, 
> 
> We're running Netbackup 6.5.2. 
> 
> We're just now setting up a Netbackup Policy for Exchange 2007 running in a 
> CCR cluster. 
> The backup has been defined to "backup the passive node first, but if not 
> available, backup 
> the active node". 
> 
> The question I have is client definition in the Snapshot policy (within 
> Exchange Policy) required 
> to backup the Exchange database: 
> 
> When we put both physical CCR cluster node names in the policy's client list, 
> it starts backups 
> for both nodes, and looks like it does "snapshots" for both nodes, when only 
> the "passive node" 
> should be snapshotting, and getting backed up. Why is that happening ?? 
> Anybody have a  
> "passive node" Exchange backup set up and working ??? 
> 
> An obvious solution would be to take the "active" node server out of the 
> policy's client list, but 
> then if a failover occurred , and the "passive" node switched to what is now 
> the "active" node, 
> would the "passive" node backup still work without that physical server in 
> the policy's client list ?? 
> 
> The Netbackup documentation update for 6.5.2 is not too clear on this !! 
> 
> Thanks Much, 
> Ed Scheef 
> Tampa Electric Company


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