Sure makes the interface look cleaner without a bunch of FQDNs. Too
bad it eradicates DHCP support, but not a specific concern in my case
since all DHCP hosts are registered in DNS. Thanks for the suggestion.

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com> 
wrote:
> Robert Kosinski wrote:
>> Is the best method to enforce multiple backup schedules for a single
>> host to list an alias in the hosts file and build around that? Are
>> there any issues using short name for one instance and fully qualified
>> for another? Or do the hosts need genuine aliases? Thanks.
>
> You can use a different host name in the backuppc configuration to get
> separate options and use the ClientAlias to point it back to the actual
> target.  As far as backuppc is concerned they are separate systems.
>
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