Bootstraps and storagenode

[sdohn]

Hi, is it possible to save the bootstraps for a given group to the storagenode and not on the backup server.

 

[605]

Clearly no. You may share the hardware (devices, jukeboxes) but the bootstrap must be saved to a device which is locally defined at the server.

This makes sense as in case of a DR, this is what you must rebuild.

 

[mblm07]

Technically this is possible, but if you have tape devices connected to the NetWorker Server, why would you want to do it?

You would need to define a file type device on the NetWorker Server and setup staging to move this data to a Storage Node with tape drive attached. This tape obviously then becomes your media in case of DR. The only reason I did this is the backup server was old and had no tape device attached.

 

[sdohn]

I have a Server with 4Tapes directly attached, and a storagenode with 2 Tapes directly attached.

What I want is: Group DSAVE1 should put their savegroups to the Server, and Group TSAFE2 should put their savegroups to the storagenode.

Is this possible ?

 

[605]

Sure, as long as the NW server's client belongs to group DSAVE1.

 

[sdohn]

And now my problem is, that the bootstrap is generated on 2 different Tapes.

NSRSERVER: Group: DSAVE1
Bootstraps goes to Tape Pool DSAVE1

STORAGENODE: GROUP: TSAFE2
Bootstraps goes to Tape Pool TSAFE2, but I must always have
one TSAFE2 Pool Tape for the bootstraps in the NSRSERVER.

Is it posible to write all bootstraps to Tape Pool DSAVE1
How ?

 

[605]

The provided information is not enough to help you exactly. However, i assume the server's client does also belong to group TSAFE2. If this is true, this is where the trouble comes from. Simply remove from here - he is already backed up by the
other group DSAFE1.

You might have another problem: If both groups are disabled, then NW will create a bootstrap no matter which group will run. This is a precaution - as NW will not know when he has the next chance to create a bootstratp, he will do it every time. And no - you can not change this.