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 _________________________________________ Ken Innes Chief Information Officer EKOS Research Associates Inc. 99 Metcalfe St., Suite 1100 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L7 www.ekos.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick > Segeberg > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 8:02 PM > To: Benjamin Stewart -NEW; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Benjamin Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thu 3/20/2003 5:04 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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. > > ************************************* > > -- > 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
