Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 11:33:50 -0700 From: "Drew Tomlinson" <drew@mykitchentable.net> To: "Arie Kachler" <akachler@telcom.net> Cc: <isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: BackupExec Unix Agent - Any Success? Message-ID: <004701c20cbf$89e63ed0$9d2a6ba5@TAGALONG> References: <NFBBIBAANDLALMFDJDHBCEPBHGAA.akachler@telcom.net>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Arie Kachler" <akachler@telcom.net> To: "Drew Tomlinson" <drew@mykitchentable.net>; <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 2:05 PM Subject: RE: BackupExec Unix Agent - Any Success? > We were never able to get it working. The way we solved a similar situation > was by installing Samba on the Unix box and backup from the Windows box as a > user-defined agent. I would like to try this as I already have Samba running. How do I go about creating a "user-defined agent"? I'm not sure what it involves and I don't see any reference to it in the BackupExec help files. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks, Drew > Hope the tip helps. > > Arie Kachler > SysAdmin/Telcom.Net > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Drew Tomlinson > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 4:57 PM > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: BackupExec Unix Agent - Any Success? > > > I originally posted the following message to questions and received a > few responses for workarounds but nothing definite regarding > BackupExec. I thought I'd try here as this group may have some > experience in this area. > > Thanks, > > Drew > > -------- Original Message ------------- > > I'm trying to use the Linux agent for BackupExec on my FBSD 4.5 box. > I've gotten it installed, can see the drives, and can initiate > backups. However, most files are skipped as BackupExec sees them as > "open" and skips them, even though I've set the backup job to copy > open files. Has anyone else had any success with this? > > I'm aware that BackupExec is not the best choice for backing up FBSD > boxes. However, I'm in a Windows oriented shop and that is their > product of choice and thus my only option at this time. If I can get > this to work, at least I'll *have* backups. :) > > Thanks, > > Drew > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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