You could also test this by simply creating a dummy file or directory
under /nsr/index and then run a backup on the server. I bet you'll see
the entry show up when you browse since this didn't have an associated
.nsr file instructing the server to skip it. I think the .nsr files are
there for a very good reason as previously explained.

George

George Sinclair wrote:
>
> Well, I would look under saveset recover for the server and then they
> should be listed under index:client at least for 6.1.1 or later, but,
> yes, as near as I can tell this is normal. The server only backs up its
> own index. The other client indexes get backed up when those clients
> actually run their backups. There should be a '.nsr' file under each
> index with something like:
>
> +skip: * .?*
>
> I assume the server sees all these skips and just ignores all the
> indexes, but it knows to override this when backing up its own index?
> You can force backups of the other indexes by putting all clients in a
> special group, e.g. 'index' and then launching backup as: 'savegrp -O -l
> level group'. This will also save the bootstrap. I guess you could also
> explicitly save all indexes on the server by running the save command
> and forcing it to ignore the .nsr files with something like:
>
> save -b pool -l level -i /nsr/index
>
> George
>
> Dave Martini 1 wrote:
> >
> > I was browsing the files from my networker server and noticed
> > that the directories under /nsr/index/hostname are blank i.e. it's not
> > backing up the index files for the clients is this normal?
> >
> > Dave Martini
> > LLNL
> >
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