What is it that you're actually backing up on the nodes? If one node fails, aren't you just going to rebuild it?
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Ellis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:04 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: Backing up a SQL 2000 Cluster > > > We have a 2 node active/passive cluster running SQL2000. > > The SQL backups are fine - using the SQL enterprise manager. > > NTBackup - assuming I want both nodes fully backed up each > Saturday and > incrementals the other 6 nights.... > > I can backup local disks (C and D) on both nodes - fine. > > The shared disks - E (SQL logs), F (SQL Databases) and Q (cluster > quorum) - do I let the SQL backups mentioned earlier cover > the important > bits of E and F? > > Or should I set both nodes to backup the whole lot, and whichever node > is active will succeed. If so, should I exclude the ldf's and > > Or do I have to get the boss to buy backupexec and a cluster > agent, etc > etc? > > > Regards, > > Rob Ellis > Network Manager > Profectus IT > Tel 023 9224 7960 > Mob 07974 111867 > > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
