backup linux servers with VERITAS Backup Exec

['chris']

hi

could I backup linux servers (Ext3)
with VERITAS Backup Exec 9.1 Combo ?

or which VERITAS software version can save linux ?

greetings
chris

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Absolutely.

I've personally tested Veritas 3.4 and 4.5 and 5.0.

You will need licensing(expensive) and /etc/host entiries for the master server to be able to do networking and backups.

SEP

['chris']

hi Steven

what you mean exact with
"You will need /etc/host entiries for the master server to be able to do networking and backups." ?

should I install a linux software ?
do I need samba, or else enabled on the linux server ?

can you post an online howto, or write more details about ?

greetings
chris

[Yong_7]

Chris,

you need to install veritas client on the linux box which you want to backup and put a entry ( Veritas Master server's IP )in /etc/hosts file in order to let client know where its data should go. usually, you work on veritas master server ( could be NT, Solaris, whatever platform ) to control the backup.( schedule, media server monitor, etc. )

Cheers !

YJ

['chris']

knows someone how much does it cost

NETBACKUP Version 5.1 from Veritas ?

[Thomas Bianco]

actually, you wont need the netbackup software, just the backup client. these licenses run about $100/server (Software Specturm $103.60)

['chris']

that means I don't need backup server ?

I will backup 4 linux servers on tapes and buy only one backup station.

where will be the tape station installed ?

[Thomas Bianco]

my mistake, i assumed you already had a server. my point was that you only need one server. we use backupexec and successfully back up 9 windows servers and several HPUX systems with one tape array and one backup exec server

[Andrew True]

Chris,

Did you ever get a "how-to" or instructions on doing this? I'm not much of a Linux guy, but I have to figure out the same thing using BackupExec 9.1 for a single Fedora server.