For every node we back up, there is someone who uses it.
This person knows that:

* They want it backed up ONLY between 2AM and 4AM;
* They can't afford TDP so please back up the flat-file database dump
and ignore the true DB directories;
* They prefer to exclude drive C:
* For recovery, the application depends on 3 other nodes too
and so on.

It helps us do a better job, if we know who these people are.

So, how do you map people to nodes?
I'm trying to see what's common, so our bolt-on software can discover
this mapping if it's there,
or help you set it up if it's not.

Reply to me off-list and I'll report back the results to the community
here.
Just pick a number below (I'm trying to make this so easy  ;-} ), and/
or discuss in detail.
Phone calls welcome too.
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How do you know who owns a node?

0.  We don't.
1.  We put an email address in the node's CONTACT field.
2.  We put structured info (like "joe AT foo DOT org; Joe Jones; HR;
212-223-1111") in the CONTACT field
3.  We put un-structured stuff in the CONTACT field, like name, phone
number, email, or whatever we have
4.  We put the email address in the node's EMAIL_ADDRESS field
5.  We use home-grown spreadsheets or databases or shell scripts
6.  We use 3rd-party apps like Servergraph, or Bocada, etc.
7.  None of the above
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Thanks!

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Mr. Lindsay Morris
Principal
http://www.tsmworks.com
919-403-8260
lindsay AT tsmworks DOT com