FW: [Samba] backupexec

[Rick Segeberg]

Typically with BE, you install an agent on any machines you want to back up.  I'm sure the windows version will see other windows machines, but you probably won't get very good backup performance from them without the agent (it helps compress data over the wire for faster backups - at least that's the way it works with netware, even though it's technically possible to not use the agent even with netware).
 
You probably go to Veritas site and look up Unix agent and any related KB's.  Even if you can see your "pdc" without the agent, I guarantee that the agent will make things work better and faster.  Also, with the windows version of BE, you'll be able to do "daily" backups (meaning files that have changed today), rather than a full backup every time (due to Linux having no archive bit).
 
Research it at Veritas site - you'll be glad you did.
 
Rick.

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Benjamin Stewart -NEW [mailto:bstewart at waterwerks.com.au] 
	Sent: Thu 3/20/2003 6:21 PM 
	To: Rick Segeberg 
	Cc: 
	Subject: Re: FW: [Samba] backupexec
	
	

	I didnt know that I had to install an agent. I figured that backup exec
	would see it just like every other machine on the network. I can see all
	the other windows 2000 PC's without having to install an agent. The
	server I am trying to backup is acting as a PDC though, does this make a
	difference.
	
	Ben
	
	Rick Segeberg wrote:
	
	>If you can see the server, but not shares, you most likely have not published any directories.  What version of the BE agent are you using?  I've noticed 4.6 works well (the install actually works well and will walk you through the setup to publish the directories to be backed up).  It's often easier to just publish root (but exclude /proc /tmp).  Also, I've found out that in the hosts file, you have to have the ip address of the server itself and of the backup server above the localhost entry.  I know this sounds dumb, but it works.
	>
	>Here's my config (agent.cfg) in case it helps you:
	>
	>name MYSERVER
	>export / as root
	>tell backupserver.mydomain.org
	>tell_interval 30
	>exclude_dir /dev
	>exclude_dir /proc
	>exclude_dir /tmp
	>
	>
	>Rick Segeberg
	>Waterford Institute
	>Network Admin - Site Manager
	>ricks at waterford.org
	>
	>
	>       -----Original Message-----
	>       From: Benjamin Stewart [mailto:bstewart at waterwerks.com.au]
	>       Sent: Thu 3/20/2003 5:04 PM
	>       To: samba at lists.samba.org
	>       Cc:
	>       Subject: [Samba] backupexec
	>      
	>      
	>
	>       Greetings,
	>       Trying to backup a samba server using backup exec (on win2000 server). I
	>       can see the server, but I cant browse its shares. Anybody done this/
	>       have suggestions.?
	>      
	>       I noticed there were some posts on this a little while ago but they have
	>       expired.If they contain the answer can somebody just forward to me.
	>      
	>      
	>      
	>       Thanks for help.
	>      
	>       Ben
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