Kevin Keane wrote:
> Dan Langille wrote:
>> Kevin Keane wrote:
>>> Dan Langille wrote:
>>>> Cedric Gavage wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>> On 1/3/09 8:27 PM, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>    
>>>>>> Cedric Gavage wrote:
>>>>>>      
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is there a way to initiate the backup from client side?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a special case where director is outside a lan... and it 
>>>>>>> can't
>>>>>>> connect to client directly... but client can connect to director...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is it possible something like that? (without to add vpn solution).
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>> No. The Director must be able to contact the FD. This is a given.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       
>>>>> Ok, thanks for the feedback...
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there an alternative with something like a central catalog 
>>>>> outside the lan... a director connected to it from internet for 
>>>>> example, and one from a LAN... this last director can connect all 
>>>>> the FD from the LAN. In this way, can we imagine to start a job 
>>>>> concerning a FD in the LAN from a console connected on the 
>>>>> "internet" director which has an access to the "central" catalog... 
>>>>> I don't know if my sentence is clear for you ;)
>>>>>     
>>>> It is not clear.  :)  The FD must be able to contact the SD, 
>>>> possibly not a problem.  But the FD also talks to the DIR and the 
>>>> DIR to the Catalog.  Sure, you can put a DIR on the same LAN as the FD.
>>>>   
>>> Maybe here is a feature suggestion for bacula 4.0 - support a 
>>> hierarchy of directors? The model I have in mind is somewhat similar 
>>> to the way Microsoft handles WSUS or eSet handles their antivirus 
>>> remote administration.

>> You are free to submit a feature request.  Details on the website.

> Huh? I thought the bacula team insisted just a few weeks ago that the 
> mailing lists are the proper vehicle for pretty much everything, and 
> rejected the idea of a Web-based forum. Now I'm confused.

Visit http://www.bacula.org/en/
Under Support, look for Feature Requests.

This link has existed for several years if I understand correctly.

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