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[Veritas-bu] Backuping Up Cluster 2003 Server

2005-11-08 10:31:23
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Backuping Up Cluster 2003 Server
From: BarberL AT mont.disa DOT mil (BarberL AT mont.disa DOT mil)
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:31:23 -0600
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Just remember, If you have a disaster on a cluster and do a DR, the volume
serial numbers for each volume must be the same after the DR as they were
when backed up, or the cluster will not come up. There is a tool from M$
that will allow you to get this info and change to serial numbers as needed.
We always had to document the serials and keep a copy of the doc offsite as
well as on site.

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From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of WEAVER, 
Simon
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 09:01 AM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Backuping Up Cluster 2003 Server


Hi again
Does anyone have any experience on backing up a cluster with NBU 5.x ?
 
I have a question that I would like to get confirmed as being the correct
answer, in the event of problems restoring the cluster!
 
Basic setup
 
Windows 2003 Server Cluster is known as CLUSTER01. The Nodes are known as
Cluster02 and Cluster03 as physical computer names. On top of this, they
also have "Virtual Names" known to the users as "Data" and "Personal"
 
At the moment, I have the Netbackup client installed on Cluster02 and
Cluster03 (As this is the physical computer names of the Servers).
 
Now, what I have been doing is performing backups using the "Virtual Names".
This has been working fine, without too many issues.
 
However, my question is this: Should I also be doing backups of the Physical
Computer Names or not?
 
Not knowing clustering that well, I was not entirely sure if this is the
correct process, but it does work!
 
Would be grateful for any information on this. I want to be 100% sure that
in the event of a disaster, I can safely recover the node or worse case, the
entire cluster.
 
Thanks for any comments
 
Simon
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<DIV><SPAN class=465582815-08112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Just 
remember, If you have a disaster on a cluster and do a DR, the volume serial 
numbers for each volume must be the same after the DR as they were when backed 
up, or the cluster will not come up. There is a tool from M$ that will allow 
you 
to get this info and change to serial numbers as needed. We always had to 
document the serials and keep a copy of the doc offsite as well as on 
site.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT 
  face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> 
  veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu 
  [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] <B>On Behalf Of 
</B>WEAVER, 
  Simon<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 08, 2005 09:01 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 
  veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Veritas-bu] 
Backuping Up 
  Cluster 2003 Server<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi 
  again</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone have 
  any experience on backing up a cluster with NBU 5.x ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a question 
  that I would like to get confirmed as being the correct answer, in the event 
  of problems restoring the cluster!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Basic 
  setup</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Windows 2003 
  Server Cluster is known as CLUSTER01. The Nodes are known as Cluster02 and 
  Cluster03 as physical computer names. On top of this, they also have "Virtual 
  Names" known to the users as "Data" and "Personal"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>At the moment, I 
  have the Netbackup client installed on Cluster02 and Cluster03 (As this is 
the 
  physical computer names of the Servers).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now, what I have 
  been doing is performing backups using the "Virtual Names". This has been 
  working fine, without too many issues.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>However, my 
  question is this: Should I also be doing backups of the Physical Computer 
  Names or not?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not knowing 
  clustering that well, I was not entirely sure if this is the correct process, 
  but it does work!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would be grateful 
  for any information on this. I want to be 100% sure that in the event of a 
  disaster, I can safely recover the node or worse case, the entire 
  cluster.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for any 
  comments</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=892405014-08112005><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2>Simon</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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