If the different NICs have different names then the clients and media
servers can be called by the preferred name and this will direct traffic
over the named network.  If you are running 3.2 there is also a required
interface name parameter that can be setup on the client to direct all
traffic on a specific interface.

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Tinsley [mailto:tinsley AT theALLIEDgroup DOT com]
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 8:25 AM
To: Everett, Craig; Veritas Backup Mail List
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Multiple Net Interfaces/Load balancing


We are restricted from trunking to a certain degree; time, money, other
products on boxes configured expecting individual NICs. Trunking is the
answer in the perfect world, but I am not currently in that world.

By the way, Veritas support has told me that configuring NB clients to talk
to a particular IP/NIC on a Netbackup server, where multiple are available,
is not supported in Netbackup. No plans either.

Thanks,

Scott


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"Everett, Craig" wrote:
> 
> I just use the trunking method. I have installed several NIC's which I
have
> trunked together to propagate as one IP.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Tinsley [mailto:tinsley AT theALLIEDgroup DOT com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 10:28 AM
> To: Everett, Craig
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Multiple Net Interfaces/Load balancing
> 
> "Everett, Craig" wrote:
> 
> >
> > You can balance each client to a particular NIC on your master or if NT
> > supports it you can trunk your interfaces on your master and just send
> them
> > all to that port.
> >
> Craig,
> 
> Thanks for the info. You mentioned sending a client to a particular NIC on
> the master. That is what I am shooting for.
> Can you possibly direct me to where that capability is documented? I
looked
> at the admin guide and user's guide for NB and had no luck.
> 
> Scott
> >
> > Craig Everett
> > Intuit Inc
> > System Admin
> > craig_everett AT intuit DOT com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott Tinsley [mailto:tinsley AT theALLIEDgroup DOT com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 8:21 AM
> > To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
> > Subject: [Veritas-bu] Multiple Net Interfaces/Load balancing
> >
> > I am running Netbackup 3.2. My master is an NT host. My netbackup
> > slaves/media servers are 3 Sun E4500s connected to a single SUN L11000
> tape
> > library. Each slave server has multiple NICs all connected on the same
> > subnet on an enet switch. I am curious about the best way to balance the
> > clients such that they utiulize all available server NICs.
> >
> > Can one of you Netbackup Gurus please point me to some documentation on
> how
> > to balance client backups across a Netbackup server that has mutiple IP
> > interfaces, all on the same network subnet, in a switched network
> > environment?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Scott Tinsley