Exchange 2003, MSCS across data centres. How to schedule backup?

[ken_goodwin]

We are using 5.1 MP4 with Exchange agents on two independent Netbackup Enterprise Servers at two different data centres. Exchange 2003 is clustered (live-live) with one node in each centre, the storage is EMC DMX with Geo-Cluster/SRDF connectivity to allow for failover.
If I create a policy to backup using the virtual cluster node, and a failover occurs how will the policy on the failed-to cluster be activated ? Do I have to create two identical policies on each node?

[zippy]

Ken,

Yes I you would have to; since you have two distinct master servers, if you had just one master, then reguardless of where the cluster pkg resides it would still be backed up by that one master.


JD

[ken_goodwin]

Thanks James,
Wuld getting the Global Data Manager help at all in this case or is it just a monitor? OK, I'd better read the manual, sorry.
KG

[zippy]

Ken,

I would think you would have to configure some sort of a monitor.

Or

You could do it within the package itself, meaning if the package switched to the alternate site then send a command to enable the secondary's sites backup policy.


JD