In Selection List, are multiple ways to select the same resource equivalent?
I manage a network with a Win SBS 2008 and a Win Serv 2008 domain member and Win Serv 2008 workgroup. The SBS 2008 is the BE Media Server where BE 2010 is installed.
When creating the selection list I can select the resources of the media server 3 ways, directly under All Resources/<media server name>, All Resources/Favorite Resources/Windows Systems/<media server name>.<domain name>.local, All Resources/Domains/Active Directory Domains/<domain name>.local/<media server name>.<domain name>.local, All Resources/Domains/Microsoft Windows Network/<Domain Name>/<Media Server Name>. Are all of these selections equivalent?
I can select resources on servers with Agent for Windows Systems installed 2 ways because they dont appear directly under All Resources. If I select a resource under one category or under another category equivalent? Does exactly the same thing get backed up but with a slightly different path? How is Granular Restore affected?
I have read the appropriate sections of the BE 2010 Admin Guide but it doesn't explain the differences or why one selection is different from it's duplicate.
Is there a Best Practices guide or other guide that adresses selection lists?
Thanks
Edwin
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The granular restore
The granular restore techonoly should be same as it does the backup of database from the exchange. When you do the GRT backup it talks to AD to get the mailbox information to build the GRT view that you see in the restore. If you do a file level backup from different selection then it will be slightly different as it will look for FQDN from one selection and hostname from other BUT with the GRT it will talk direclty to exchange API's so the restore view will not be having any impact and you would see the same restore view irrespective of backup selection list.
Non GRT resources?
Thanks for the reply. I only tossed in the GRT question as an afterthought.
My main question remains which I will restate slightly differently.
What are the differences of selecting a resource in one of the up to 4 places for the Media server?
Are some files/folders/anything selected in one but not another?
Is there a difference in backup throughput?
Thanks again
Edwin
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Those who understand binary and those who don't.
From ALL RESOURCES the first
From ALL RESOURCES the first option you see is the local server on which BE installed. If you want to backup the local server it is better to backup it up from here insetead of going through the n/w
Favorite Resource\windows system and Domains\active directory domains \ domains uses FQDN to backup the data
What you see under Favorite resources\windows systems and domains\active directory domins\domain\server name is same. When you add something under favorite resource its getes added with FQDN. You can test it by just adding server name and it will show server name.usa.org
Also when you select something under favorite resources\windows systems the same thing automatically get selected under domains\microsoft windows network\domain\server name. You can do a test of this as well.
When you backup something under Domains\microsoft windows network\ domain \machine name it uses the host name and doesn't uses the fqdn.
The backup of data will be same in all the way and the througth put will also be same.
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