Chris, If you have an IP resource, run a script on both boxes, check for the IP, if it exists do the backup, if it doesn't exist don't do the backup. You could also use any other resource that you know is on the active node - DRBD for example.
HTH's, Iain. 2008/7/31 Chris Willard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello All, > > I am setting up my first linux-ha system and have a question. > > I want to use duplicity to create regular off-site backups by using it > with cron. Is there a way to check if the node is the active one so I > can put the script on both nodes but it will only run on one? > > Thanks, > > > > Chris. > > -- > [ "Ascension Sunday.Ascension Sunday!" -- Rimmer ] > > -- > This message was scanned by ESVA and is believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-HA mailing list > Linux-HA@lists.linux-ha.org > http://lists.linux-ha.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-ha > See also: http://linux-ha.org/ReportingProblems > -- Iain Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Linux-HA mailing list Linux-HA@lists.linux-ha.org http://lists.linux-ha.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-ha See also: http://linux-ha.org/ReportingProblems
