* Brooks, Jason <brooksje AT longwood DOT edu> [2006-04-06 10:22]:
> I have been asked to test a separate backup network for a single host in
> our environment that is taking about 8-9 hours to backup nightly
> (Differentials).  It's a Win2k3 Fileserver, FYI.
> 
> The question I have regards this, from NBU Win Admin Guide II, page 120:
> 
> REQUIRED_NETWORK 
> The REQUIRED_NETWORKentry specifies the required route for backup
> traffic in an 
> environment where the network traffic is segregated. 
> For example, an environment may contain a production network at
> 145.21.14.0 and a 
> backup network at 192.132.28.0. To indicate that NetBackup should use
> only the 
> backup network, add the following entry: 
> REQUIRED_NETWORK = 192.132.28.0 
> 
> What I currently have is this:
> 
> A second card in and up on my Master/Media server with an IP of
> 192.168.1.9
> A second card in and up on my client with an IP of 192.168.1.10
> 
> I have modified the name of the client in the BA&R utility, via File ->
> NetBackup Client Utility.
> 
> With this setup, can I backup one server out of band from the regular
> network without having to appropriate another Media server?  If so,
> where does the REQUIRED_NETWORK entry go, Master/Media, client, both?
> If both, won't all other backups fail?

If your routing is correct, you do not need the REQUIRED_NETWORK at all.

You just need to make sure your name resolution for both the master and
the client resolve to the backup network for the test.

-- 
David Rock
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