Re: multiplexed NICs on Amanda server?

2012-11-28 Thread Neil Carter
Greetings: I've no idea how to apply the patch Jean-Louis posted (sorry, Jean-Louis), so I've already created individual host routes for four of my servers (two linux and two windoze) using the command format 'route add -host *hostname*dev eth *x*'. They now show up as UH entries in the routing t

Re: multiplexed NICs on Amanda server?

2012-11-27 Thread Nathan Stratton Treadway
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 07:20:28 -0500, Jean-Louis Martineau wrote: > The interface in amanda only help to manage the bandwidth for each > interface by amanda. > But it is the system that choose which interface to use. > The route must be configured at the network level. Neil mentioned in an earli

Re: multiplexed NICs on Amanda server?

2012-11-27 Thread Jean-Louis Martineau
On 11/27/2012 09:36 AM, Neil Carter wrote: Greetings: I've checked the debug files and bsdtcp is what's actually being used. Yes, there are four NICs on the Amanda server and generally one on each client. Yes, they are ALL on the same subnet. So, you're suggesting I need to create a route f

Re: multiplexed NICs on Amanda server?

2012-11-27 Thread Jon LaBadie
Jean-Louis, Thank you for the correction. Apologies for the misinformation. Jon On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 07:20:28AM -0500, Jean-Louis Martineau wrote: > On 11/27/2012 12:52 AM, Jon LaBadie wrote: > >On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 03:34:23PM -0600, Neil Carter wrote: > >>Greetings: > >> > >>Yes, I've lo

Re: multiplexed NICs on Amanda server?

2012-11-27 Thread Jean-Louis Martineau
On 11/26/2012 06:50 PM, Neil Carter wrote: Greetings: It's using the BSDTCPAuth(?), the default in 3.3.0, I think. It is the default, is it what you are using? Check your amandad.*.debug files on the client, you will see it in uppercase. The issue isn't in contacting the client servers from

Re: multiplexed NICs on Amanda server?

2012-11-27 Thread Jean-Louis Martineau
On 11/27/2012 12:52 AM, Jon LaBadie wrote: On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 03:34:23PM -0600, Neil Carter wrote: Greetings: Yes, I've looked into this, the network engineer (separate group) is not interested in bonding, so that won't work. I have to use the four NICs as independent interfaces. ... I

Re: multiplexed NICs on Amanda server?

2012-11-26 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 03:34:23PM -0600, Neil Carter wrote: > Greetings: > > Yes, I've looked into this, the network engineer (separate group) is not > interested in bonding, so that won't work. I have to use the four NICs as > independent interfaces. > ... > > I'm assuming the client is just

Re: multiplexed NICs on Amanda server?

2012-11-26 Thread Jean-Louis Martineau
Neil, Amanda resolve the hostname from the disklist to get an IP and send packet to that IP. You can add network route to route some IP to some interface. Which auth are you using? Jean-Louis On 11/26/2012 04:34 PM, Neil Carter wrote: Greetings: Yes, I've looked into this, the network eng

Re: multiplexed NICs on Amanda server?

2012-11-26 Thread Neil Carter
Greetings: Yes, I've looked into this, the network engineer (separate group) is not interested in bonding, so that won't work. I have to use the four NICs as independent interfaces. Also, a few more information tidbits: 1. All servers are on the same subnet 2. NIS is used to push the hosts fi

Re: multiplexed NICs on Amanda server?

2012-11-26 Thread Dennis Benndorf
Hello Neil, thats not a thing of amanda, instead it is a thing of the operation system. If you are using a linux distributionen you should google "bonding". In order to have the full bandwith the ports at the switch have to be configured to act as one. Regards, Dennis Am 26.11.2012 21:27,