Paul, It sounds like you are backing up multiple clients (each has one interface) to a single server with two nics.
Can you give a bit more detail on bp.conf config on the client and the server? I'm thinking i can do this with my fibre card and the bge interface on my v240. Karl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 12/05/2006 12:23:33 PM: > Sorta true, Darren. > > However, since in an NBU env, the master initiates the backup, and > theclient replies to the interface from which the backup was > initiated, youget very good load balancing. > Ie, the master server starts the backup via interface-A, the client > seesthe backup request from interface-A, and then starts > transmitting backupdata backup to interface-A. > I'm getting almost exactly 50:50 loadbalancing of incoming data on > apair of GigE NICs. > You will need to have the "interface name" of both NICs in the > clients'bp.conf files. > However, I'm troubleshooting an issue with hot DB backups that I > thinkmight be related to ambiguity between the interface names and > thehostname.....although I think I may be able to resolve it with a > DNShunt pool.If that doesn't work, then I'll probably have to go > withEtherChannel/Suntrunking for the master, though I'll probably > leave themedia servers as they are. > Paul > -- > > > -----Original Message-----> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > auburn.edu > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > Of Darren Dunham> Sent: December 1, 2006 11:02 AM> To: > Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] > Trunking in solaris...> > All versions of Solaris support IPMP in > software. This > allows for a bit> of outbound load sharing, but > isn't really appropriate for load> balancing incoming data (as you > might want on a netbackup server). It> does provide you with > failover though, and you can balance > the incoming> traffic > manually. If all you need is failover, then it may be> sufficient.> > <snip>> > IP Mulitpathing (IPMP) and Link Aggregation configuration > > details should> be in the administrators guide for the version of > Solaris you have (if> supported). > > ==================================================================================== > La version française suit le texte anglais. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information, > and the Bank ofCanada does not waive any related rights. Any > distribution, use, or copying of thisemail or the information it > contains by other than the intended recipient isunauthorized. If you > received this email in error please delete it immediately fromyour > system and notify the sender promptly by email that you have done so. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Le présent courriel peut contenir de l'information privilégiée ou > confidentielle.La Banque du Canada ne renonce pas aux droits qui s'y > rapportent. Toute diffusion,utilisation ou copie de ce courriel ou > des renseignements qu'il contient par unepersonne autre que le ou > les destinataires désignés est interdite. Si vous recevezce courriel > par erreur, veuillez le supprimer immédiatement et envoyer sans > délai àl'expéditeur un message électronique pour l'aviser que vous > avez éliminé de votreordinateur toute copie du courriel reçu. > _______________________________________________ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
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