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Re: [Networker] NMC backup and licensing question

2011-11-14 14:14:42
Subject: Re: [Networker] NMC backup and licensing question
From: Michael Leone <Michael.Leone AT PHA.PHILA DOT GOV>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:14:01 -0500
> > I've seen passing references on this list that the NMC console machine
> > does not have to be a client. How can that be - doesn't creating a 
client
> > instance to backup the NMC db (as shown above) indicate that a NW 
license
> > is in use?
> >
> > How can you properly backup the NMC and yet not consume a license? I 
am
> > confused (nothing new there), In my case, the Windows XP is defined in 
the
> > NW client list with the definition above, and also in my "bootstrap" 
group
> > (i.e., "savegrp -O"). Should it not be in the "savegrp -O"?
> >
> > Can someone shed some light on my mis-understanding?
> >
> 
> 
> NMC client or NMC server? If it is just a client then there is nothing 
> to be backed up. If it is your NMC server then you will probably want to 

> backup the NMC database - so yes it will need a NetWorker client 
licence.

NMC server. I run NMC on this box, so that makes it server. Guess that 
answers that, then. Never occurred to me to try and install NMC client 
software anywhere else. Isn't NMC client pretty much just a web app? 
(well, java web app)

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