[Veritas-bu] Backuping Up Cluster 2003 Server

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Hi again
Does anyone have any experience on backing up a cluster with NBU 5.x ?
 
I have a question that I would like to get confirmed as being the correct
answer, in the event of problems restoring the cluster!
 
Basic setup
 
Windows 2003 Server Cluster is known as CLUSTER01. The Nodes are known as
Cluster02 and Cluster03 as physical computer names. On top of this, they
also have "Virtual Names" known to the users as "Data" and "Personal"
 
At the moment, I have the Netbackup client installed on Cluster02 and
Cluster03 (As this is the physical computer names of the Servers).
 
Now, what I have been doing is performing backups using the "Virtual Names".
This has been working fine, without too many issues.
 
However, my question is this: Should I also be doing backups of the Physical
Computer Names or not?
 
Not knowing clustering that well, I was not entirely sure if this is the
correct process, but it does work!
 
Would be grateful for any information on this. I want to be 100% sure that
in the event of a disaster, I can safely recover the node or worse case, the
entire cluster.
 
Thanks for any comments
 
Simon


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<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi 
again</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone have 
any 
experience on backing up a cluster with NBU 5.x ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a question 
that I would like to get confirmed as being the correct answer, in the event of 
problems restoring the cluster!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Basic 
setup</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Windows 2003 Server 
Cluster is known as CLUSTER01. The Nodes are known as Cluster02 and Cluster03 
as 
physical computer names. On top of this, they also have "Virtual Names" known 
to 
the users as "Data" and "Personal"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>At the moment, I 
have the Netbackup client installed on Cluster02 and Cluster03 (As this is the 
physical computer names of the Servers).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now, what I have 
been doing is performing backups using the "Virtual Names". This has been 
working fine, without too many issues.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>However, my 
question 
is this: Should I also be doing backups of the Physical Computer Names or 
not?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not knowing 
clustering that well, I was not entirely sure if this is the correct process, 
but it does work!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would be grateful 
for any information on this. I want to be 100% sure that in the event of a 
disaster, I can safely recover the node or worse case, the entire 
cluster.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for any 
comments</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>Simon</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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