Private Backup Network Setup

[Craig_Sauvigne]

I am trying to find documentation to help build a private backup network. My servers run Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server and each one has two NICs. One is for the production network and the other will be dedicated to just running backups.

Is there a step-by-step document out there that will help me with this? I keep finding bits and pieces but not an all-in-one document.

Thank you.

Craig

[Ken_Putnam]

See http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/254123.htm

[Craig_Sauvigne]

Thanks. I have seen that article. But what about setting the IPs on the secondary NICs? I was hoping for a guide that starts at the very beginning before setting Veritas settings.

Craig

[Ken_Putnam]

You have to do that through the regular Windows NIC setup, not through BackupExec

[Craig_Sauvigne]

Yeah. i understand that. I know how to set the IPs. I was looking for a guide whether it was from Veritas or not. I can set teh IPs but what are the established guidelines or best practices, that kind of thing.

Thanks for your assistance. I will look elsewhere.

Craig

[Ken_Putnam]

Never seen anything specifically addressing that.

I'd say, as long as you don't need to traverse a router, that as long as the subnet is not-routable (eg: 192.168.0.0/16), there's not much else to do.