demani Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I'd like to set up a Retrospect server (OSXS 10.4.11) to back up a server (OSXS 10.4.10) over the network (no big deal). However, because the main server gets a lot of traffic on en0 throughout the day and night, I'd like to have the backup server instead connect through the second port (i.e. just plug a cable between the two and set them up on a private network running at full speed). However, when I do this the Retrospect server sees the normal broadcast over the public LAN and lists the client name. When I try to add by IP to force it to go over the private LAN I get an error that there is a name conflict and it can't be added. Is there a way to A) have the server only browse one network (this server will be the only machine backed up), or force the client to only broadcast on one interface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twickland Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 When I try to add by IP to force it to go over the private LAN I get an error that there is a name conflict and it can't be added.What happens if you try to forget the client first before you add by address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demani Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I don't even have it added (clean setup with no clients)-it just errors as soon as I tried to add the private LAN. It shows up briefly in the list, but then the error pops up and then disappears again. I suppose I can try to block it with the firewall, but I'd rather do it by configuring the software I have rather than trying to work around it using the firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I would uninstall and reinstall the client software you are trying to add. You may have a problem with the install. Is this client a clone or copy of another computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demani Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 No clone, Retrospect hadn't been on any other machines so its not conflicting with another machine-just with itself. I'm going to see if I can the firewall to block the Retrospect traffic on the en0 port. The client has been installed twice, but no difference. It seems like the server is just seeing two instances of the same name and not liking it. This would be helpful for ver. X-it would be nice to have a dedicated backoffice network to facilitate the backups without affecting bandwidth on the main server ethernet jacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeDave Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 I'm fairly certain that the client will always bind to the network interface at the top of the list in the Network preference pane. Until EMC gives us an interface to select the binding, I don't think you can multi-home on this current client software. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demani Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Dang...looks like firewall rules will have to be the way. Where do we make feature requests for RetroX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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