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@waterford.org -----Original Message----- From: Benjamin Stewart [mailto:bstewart@waterwerks.com.au] Sent: Thu 3/20/2003 5:04 PM To: samba@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 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba ************************************* This email may contain privileged or confidential material intended for the named recipient only. If you are not the named recipient, delete this message and all attachments. Any review, copying, printing, disclosure or other use is prohibited. We reserve the right to monitor email sent through our network. *************************************
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@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@waterford.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Benjamin Stewart [mailto:bstewart@waterwerks.com.au] > Sent: Thu 3/20/2003 5:04 PM > To: samba@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 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > >************************************* > >This email may contain privileged or confidential material intended for the named recipient only. >If you are not the named recipient, delete this message and all attachments. >Any review, copying, printing, disclosure or other use is prohibited. >We reserve the right to monitor email sent through our network. > >************************************* > > > ************************************* This email may contain privileged or confidential material intended for the named recipient only. If you are not the named recipient, delete this message and all attachments. Any review, copying, printing, disclosure or other use is prohibited. We reserve the right to monitor email sent through our network. *************************************
True for Novell, but not for Linux. The Linux agent is free at support.veritas.com -Ken> -----Original Message----- > From: samba-bounces+kinnes=ekos.com@lists.samba.org > [mailto:samba-bounces+kinnes=ekos.com@lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of > Lawrence Walton > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 2:18 PM > To: Michael Pellegrino > Cc: samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: Re: [Samba] backupexec > > > Michael Pellegrino [mikepell@pellegq.com] wrote: > > I may be mistaken, but I believe with the way recent version of > Backup Exec > > are licensed, you need to purchase a license and have the remote agent > > running on each server you wish to backup. > > > Thats true for version 9 for novell. > -- > *--* Mail: lawrence@otak.com > *--* Voice: 425.739.4247 > *--* Fax: 425.827.9577 > *--* HTTP://the-penguin.otak.com/~lawrence/ > -------------------------------------- > - - - - - - O t a k i n c . - - - - - > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba >
May i ask how you overcome these issues with the archive bit on Linux using the Backup Exec agent? Andrew On Thu, 2003-03-20 at 23:29, Shawn Wright wrote:> Yes, we have been using the Linux agent for some time now on 3 of our > Samba servers with BackupExec 8.5 on NT. It works well, once you figure > out how to adjust the backup scheme to take into account the lack of an > archive bit, which limits the types of backups that can be done. > > On 19 Mar 2003 at 14:48, Ken Innes wrote: > > > True for Novell, but not for Linux. The Linux agent is free at > > support.veritas.com > > > > -Ken > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: samba-bounces+kinnes=ekos.com@lists.samba.org > > > [mailto:samba-bounces+kinnes=ekos.com@lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of > > > Lawrence Walton > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 2:18 PM > > > To: Michael Pellegrino > > > Cc: samba@lists.samba.org > > > Subject: Re: [Samba] backupexec > > > > > > > > > Michael Pellegrino [mikepell@pellegq.com] wrote: > > > > I may be mistaken, but I believe with the way recent version of > > > Backup Exec > > > > are licensed, you need to purchase a license and have the remote agent > > > > running on each server you wish to backup. > > > > > > > Thats true for version 9 for novell. > > > -- > > > *--* Mail: lawrence@otak.com > > > *--* Voice: 425.739.4247 > > > *--* Fax: 425.827.9577 > > > *--* HTTP://the-penguin.otak.com/~lawrence/ > > > -------------------------------------- > > > - - - - - - O t a k i n c . - - - - - > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > Shawn Wright, I.T. Manager > Shawnigan Lake School > swright@SLS.bc.ca > http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright > http://www.sls.bc.ca > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Yes, we have been using the Linux agent for some time now on 3 of our Samba servers with BackupExec 8.5 on NT. It works well, once you figure out how to adjust the backup scheme to take into account the lack of an archive bit, which limits the types of backups that can be done. On 19 Mar 2003 at 14:48, Ken Innes wrote:> True for Novell, but not for Linux. The Linux agent is free at > support.veritas.com > > -Ken > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: samba-bounces+kinnes=ekos.com@lists.samba.org > > [mailto:samba-bounces+kinnes=ekos.com@lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of > > Lawrence Walton > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 2:18 PM > > To: Michael Pellegrino > > Cc: samba@lists.samba.org > > Subject: Re: [Samba] backupexec > > > > > > Michael Pellegrino [mikepell@pellegq.com] wrote: > > > I may be mistaken, but I believe with the way recent version of > > Backup Exec > > > are licensed, you need to purchase a license and have the remote agent > > > running on each server you wish to backup. > > > > > Thats true for version 9 for novell. > > -- > > *--* Mail: lawrence@otak.com > > *--* Voice: 425.739.4247 > > *--* Fax: 425.827.9577 > > *--* HTTP://the-penguin.otak.com/~lawrence/ > > -------------------------------------- > > - - - - - - O t a k i n c . - - - - - > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba >Shawn Wright, I.T. Manager Shawnigan Lake School swright@SLS.bc.ca http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright http://www.sls.bc.ca