John Drescher wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Drescher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Who talks to whom in bacula? > To: Kevin Keane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Kevin Keane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I would like to understand the way data flows in Bacula a bit better. >> Does the user data that is being backed up flow straight from the SD to >> the FD? Or does the SD send the data to the director, and the director >> then sends the data on to the FD? >> >> The reason I'm asking is that I would like to set up bacula to back up >> data locally on another site. Basically, I would like the director to be >> on a computer in, say, San Diego, and both the SD and FD would be on the >> same local network in, say, Los Angeles. The same director should also >> be able to control a similar SD/FD combination in Miami, New York and >> Seattle. >> >> Obviously, that's not practical if all data has to flow over the >> Internet and through the director, but if the director only exchanges >> control information with SD and FD, it might be very practical. Thus my >> question. >> >> > > This is in the manual. During a backup FD initiates a connection to the SD. > > http://bacula.org/en/rel-manual/What_is_Bacula.html#SECTION00420000000000000000 > > John > Thank you - I suppose I should have RTFM ;-) Sorry about that!
A lot of great information in this discussion, though! Kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
