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From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Who talks to whom in bacula?
To: Kevin Keane <subscription AT kkeane DOT com>


On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Kevin Keane <subscription AT kkeane DOT com> 
wrote:
> I would like to understand the way data flows in Bacula a bit better.
> Does the user data that is being backed up flow straight from the SD to
> the FD? Or does the SD send the data to the director, and the director
> then sends the data on to the FD?
>
> The reason I'm asking is that I would like to set up bacula to back up
> data locally on another site. Basically, I would like the director to be
> on a computer in, say, San Diego, and both the SD and FD would be on the
> same local network in, say, Los Angeles. The same director should also
> be able to control a similar SD/FD combination in Miami, New York and
> Seattle.
>
> Obviously, that's not practical if all data has to flow over the
> Internet and through the director, but if the director only exchanges
> control information with SD and FD, it might be very practical. Thus my
> question.
>

This is in the manual. During a backup FD initiates a connection to the SD.

http://bacula.org/en/rel-manual/What_is_Bacula.html#SECTION00420000000000000000

John



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