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Conference decwet::networker

Title:NetWorker
Notice:kits - 12-14, problem reporting - 41.*, basics 1-100
Moderator:DECWET::RANDALL.com::lenox
Created:Thu Oct 10 1996
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:750
Total number of notes:3361

664.0. "Quick update of saveset info for multiple clients" by SIOG::BR_MURPHY () Thu May 08 1997 04:00

    My Customer has 12+ NSR Servers & 350+ NSR clients, spread across the
    country. Each Server backups up a specific list of files for each of
    it's clients. This list is the same for each client. My customer now
    wants to modify this list & wants to know if there is a quick way to
    modify the saveset info without having to run nwadmin and manually
    enter the saveset info for each client.
    
    Do both the client & the Server need to be updated?
    
    If backups are initiated by the client, will the index info be stored
    on the client or the server?
    
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664.1DECWET::ONOSoftware doesn't break-it comes brokenThu May 08 1997 09:4126
>    My Customer has 12+ NSR Servers & 350+ NSR clients, spread across the
>    country. Each Server backups up a specific list of files for each of
>    it's clients. This list is the same for each client. My customer now
>    wants to modify this list & wants to know if there is a quick way to
>    modify the saveset info without having to run nwadmin and manually
>    enter the saveset info for each client.
    
  nsradmin is the command line admin interface.  You could use it 
  in a script that lists the clients then modifies the saveset for 
  each of the clients.  Unfortunately, I don't have an example for 
  you.

>    Do both the client & the Server need to be updated?
    
  For backups that are initiated by the server, modifying the 
  saveset specs in the client definitions at the server is
  sufficient.  If backups are initiated by the client, then you'll
  have to modify whatever scripts are launching these ad-hoc 
  backups.

>    If backups are initiated by the client, will the index info be stored
>    on the client or the server?
    
  Index information is always stored on the server.

Wes
664.2BACHUS::DEVOSManu Devos NSIS Brussels 856-7539Thu May 08 1997 09:5124
    Hi,
    
>    My Customer has 12+ NSR Servers & 350+ NSR clients, spread across the
>    country. Each Server backups up a specific list of files for each of
>    it's clients. This list is the same for each client. My customer now
>    wants to modify this list & wants to know if there is a quick way to
>    modify the saveset info without having to run nwadmin and manually
>    enter the saveset info for each client.
        
    There is a way that Engineering surely will NOT advice: It consists of
    editing the nsr.res file ...
    
>    Do both the client & the Server need to be updated?
    
    No, the client resources are stored in the Server.
        
>    If backups are initiated by the client, will the index info be
>    stored on the client or the server?
    
    The "client" is only storing a few executable to read the files and
    send them to the server. So all the "indexes" (for the clients or for
    the tape) are ALWAYS stored in /nsr of the SERVER
    
    Regards, Manu.