On Apr 1, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Tim Mooney wrote:

> In regard to: [Networker] Backup via second NIC on client?, Stu Duncan 
> said...:
> 
>> I'm trying to get my clients to back up on their second NIC.  However,
>> they seem to respond with DNS on their first NIC and thus the backup
>> server won't recognize them.
>> 
>> Primary NIC: 10.234.1.220, cfc.win.int.unavco.org (via DNS)
>> Secondary NIC: 10.255.1.220 cfc-backup.unavco.org (via hosts file)
>> 
>> Networker server: 10.255.1.5 networker.unavco.org
>> 
>> I can't see any way to get the client to use the secondary NIC/backup
>> name.  Both the client & server can see each other (on the 10.255
>> network), but when I go to back it up, or request backup on client I get
>> this:
>> 
>> 39078:winworkr: SYSTEM error: client `cfc.win.int.unavco.org' is not 
>> properly configured on the NetWorker Server
>> or `cfc.win.int.unavco.org'(if not a virtual host) is not in the aliases 
>> list for client `cfc-backup.unavco.org'
>> 
>> The client does think it's named cfc.win.int.unavco.org.
>> Should I put an alias in the hosts file like this:
>> 
>> 10.255.1.220 cfc-backup.unavco.org cfc.win.int
> 
> No, you only need to add cfc.win.int.unavco.org to the "Aliases" field
> for the client within NetWorker.  If you're using the GUI, it's in the
> "Globals (1 of 2)" tab of the client properties.
> 
> Tim
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Thanks for the info.  One question: Can you explain to me how/why that won't 
use the primary interface on the client?


Thanks,

Stu Duncan
Facility Systems Administrator
UNAVCO, Inc.
o: (303) 381-7473
c: (970) 214-9276

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