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Re: [Veritas-bu] Multiple Master for Single Client

2009-02-09 12:58:57
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Multiple Master for Single Client
From: Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz AT lucidpixels DOT com>
To: "W. Curtis Preston" <wcplists1 AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:46:21 -0500 (EST)
Unless you specify the master server with the -S option:

        bpbackup -i [-p policy] [-s schedule] [-k "keyword phrase"]
            [-h hostname] [-L progress_log [-en]] [-S master_server...]
            [-t policy_type] [-w [hh:mm:ss]]


On Mon, 9 Feb 2009, W. Curtis Preston wrote:

> Good point.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donaldson, Mark [mailto:Mark.Donaldson AT Staples DOT com]
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 9:28 AM
> To: W. Curtis Preston; Justin Piszcz; VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Multiple Master for Single Client
>
> Note:  Anything initiated on the client side, though, ie: user-backups &
> user-archives, is going to use the first server in the bp.conf file.
>
> -M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of W.
> Curtis Preston
> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 10:58 AM
> To: 'Justin Piszcz'; VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Multiple Master for Single Client
>
> What Justin says plus:
> If it's a Windows client, make sure you're not using archive bit for
> incremental backups.  Each server will clear the archive bit and cause
> files
> to be skipped by the next server.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Justin
> Piszcz
> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 3:46 AM
> To: VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Multiple Master for Single Client
>
>
>
> On Sat, 7 Feb 2009, NBU wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear Forum,
>>
>> 1) Can a single client have 2 master servers. Is it possible to backup
> a
> single client through different master servers. If yes then pls inform
> the
> procedure.
> Yup, just put both master server (and media server) names in the
> client's
> bp.conf file.  Then setup a policy on each master to backup the client,
> keep in mind though you'd be backing up the same host twice.  You could
> also do a user-initiated backup and specify the master option to
> bpbackup
> and send the data to one master, another, or rotate, but then you would
> have to keep track of what was backed up and when.
>
>>
>> 2) How multiple master can have a single EMM server.
> I have not tested this.
>
> Justin.
>
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