Kevin Keane wrote: > Dan Langille wrote: >> Kevin Keane wrote: >>> Dan Langille wrote: >>>> Cedric Gavage wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 1/3/09 8:27 PM, Dan Langille wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Cedric Gavage wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is there a way to initiate the backup from client side? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have a special case where director is outside a lan... and it >>>>>>> can't >>>>>>> connect to client directly... but client can connect to director... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is it possible something like that? (without to add vpn solution). >>>>>>> >>>>>> No. The Director must be able to contact the FD. This is a given. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Ok, thanks for the feedback... >>>>> >>>>> Is there an alternative with something like a central catalog >>>>> outside the lan... a director connected to it from internet for >>>>> example, and one from a LAN... this last director can connect all >>>>> the FD from the LAN. In this way, can we imagine to start a job >>>>> concerning a FD in the LAN from a console connected on the >>>>> "internet" director which has an access to the "central" catalog... >>>>> I don't know if my sentence is clear for you ;) >>>>> >>>> It is not clear. :) The FD must be able to contact the SD, >>>> possibly not a problem. But the FD also talks to the DIR and the >>>> DIR to the Catalog. Sure, you can put a DIR on the same LAN as the FD. >>>> >>> Maybe here is a feature suggestion for bacula 4.0 - support a >>> hierarchy of directors? The model I have in mind is somewhat similar >>> to the way Microsoft handles WSUS or eSet handles their antivirus >>> remote administration.
>> You are free to submit a feature request. Details on the website. > Huh? I thought the bacula team insisted just a few weeks ago that the > mailing lists are the proper vehicle for pretty much everything, and > rejected the idea of a Web-based forum. Now I'm confused. Visit http://www.bacula.org/en/ Under Support, look for Feature Requests. This link has existed for several years if I understand correctly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
