EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> wrote on 
11/02/2009 03:22:50 PM:

> On 11/2/09 2:39 PM, tkutil wrote:
> > I want to make sure I understand what a Storage Node does 
> >
> > I have 3 remote locations connected to corporate that I would like
> to backup with Networker. My Networker server is at the corporate 
> location. If I understand this correctly I can place a tape drive 
> attached to a server at each location and configure a storage node 
> on my Networker server for these locations. The Networker server 
> controls the backups at the remote sites, backing data to the tapes 
> at those sites and sending index information back to the main server
> at corporate. Is this correct?
> >
> > 
> 
> 
> Yes,  that is a valid way of using storage nodes with NetWorker.

What happens when the Networker server at the corporate headquarters is 
unavailable? WAN link goes down, or something. Does the storage node still 
commence with the scheduled backup?

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