For every node we back up, there is someone who uses it. This person knows that:
* They want it backed up ONLY between 2AM and 4AM; * They can't afford TDP so please back up the flat-file database dump and ignore the true DB directories; * They prefer to exclude drive C: * For recovery, the application depends on 3 other nodes too and so on. It helps us do a better job, if we know who these people are. So, how do you map people to nodes? I'm trying to see what's common, so our bolt-on software can discover this mapping if it's there, or help you set it up if it's not. Reply to me off-list and I'll report back the results to the community here. Just pick a number below (I'm trying to make this so easy ;-} ), and/ or discuss in detail. Phone calls welcome too. ________________________________ How do you know who owns a node? 0. We don't. 1. We put an email address in the node's CONTACT field. 2. We put structured info (like "j...@foo.org; Joe Jones; HR; 212-223-1111") in the CONTACT field 3. We put un-structured stuff in the CONTACT field, like name, phone number, email, or whatever we have 4. We put the email address in the node's EMAIL_ADDRESS field 5. We use home-grown spreadsheets or databases or shell scripts 6. We use 3rd-party apps like Servergraph, or Bocada, etc. 7. None of the above __________________________________ Thanks! ------ Mr. Lindsay Morris Principal http://www.tsmworks.com 919-403-8260 lind...@tsmworks.com
