Dan Langille wrote: > > On Feb 7, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Kevin Keane wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> When you specify the FQDN of the SD in a Storage resource, does the >> director or the FD do the host name lookup? The documentation seems to >> suggest that it is the FD, but it isn't completely clear to me. >> >> http://www.bacula.org/en/dev-manual/Configuring_Director.html#StorageResource2 >> >> >> >> *Address = <address>* >> Where the address is a host name, a *fully qualified domain name*, >> or an *IP address*. Please note that the <address> as specified here >> will be transmitted to the File daemon who will then use it to >> contact the Storage daemon. Hence, it is *not*, a good idea to use >> *localhost* as the name but rather a fully qualified machine name or >> an IP address. This directive is required. > > > You aren't saying why you're asking. > > The Dir get the <address> and passes it to the FD. The FD does the DNS. > > Does this help? > Thanks! Indeed it does help, the last sentence clarified it for me. <address> in this case apparently is whatever you enter into the Storage resource, rather than an IP address (it's unfortunately, although probably unavoidable, that the same word has two different meanings in this context).
The reason I'm asking is buried in a very long question I posted a couple of days ago. Didn't get an answer to that (understandable, it really was far too long to wade through), so I am digging on my own and just trying to ask specific questions here and there. Bottom line, I am trying to make bacula work over SSH, loosely based on the ssh script example. One of the aspects I am trying to do differently is how the FD finds the SD. The script example says to create a separate SD with the address "localhost". I see a couple problems with that approach (mostly related to pool management), so instead I added <address> to /etc/hosts on the remote end as 127.0.0.1. That, of course, would break if the director did the DNS (it will also break if the FD ignores /etc/hosts, say, via nsswitch.conf for instance). Thus my question. -- Kevin Keane Owner The NetTech Find the Uncommon: Expert Solutions for a Network You Never Have to Think About Office: 866-642-7116 http://www.4nettech.com This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential and/or proprietary information. Please be advised that the unauthorized use or disclosure of the information is strictly prohibited. The information herein is intended only for use by the intended recipient(s) named above. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the e-mail and any copies, printouts or attachments thereof. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
