FW: [Samba] backupexec

[Ken Innes]

You definately want to get the agent from support.veritas.com!
The latest Linux agent for Win NT/2000 server is 5.01 (posted in Dec, 2002).

You might also want to search the veritas.backupexec.windowsnt.english
newsgroup for unix / linux to research backup speed issues in
backing up Linux with BE . . . as general Linux backup is off-topic, I'll
email you direct with my experience in this.

-Ken

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-bounces+kinnes=ekos.com at lists.samba.org
> [mailto:samba-bounces+kinnes=ekos.com at lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of Rick
> Segeberg
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 8:02 PM
> To: Benjamin Stewart -NEW; samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: RE: FW: [Samba] backupexec
>
>
> 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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