From 64e67f7946d44de858184b807b9a363b801443f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kern Sibbald Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:49:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Tweak documentation for FDStorageAddress --- docs/manuals/en/main/dirdconf.tex | 31 +++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manuals/en/main/dirdconf.tex b/docs/manuals/en/main/dirdconf.tex index da0c2fd2..7ed2e1d6 100644 --- a/docs/manuals/en/main/dirdconf.tex +++ b/docs/manuals/en/main/dirdconf.tex @@ -2535,23 +2535,26 @@ the Director. \index[dir]{Address} \index[dir]{Directive!SD Address} \index[dir]{Storage daemon Address} - Where the address is a host name, a {\bf fully qualified domain name}, or an - {\bf IP address}. Please note that the \lt{}address\gt{} as specified here - will be transmitted to the File daemon who will then use it to contact the - Storage daemon. Hence, it is {\bf not}, a good idea to use {\bf localhost} as - the name but rather a fully qualified machine name or an IP address. This - directive is required. + Where the address is a host name, a {\bf fully qualified domain name}, + or an {\bf IP address}. Please note that the \lt{}address\gt{} as + specified here will be transmitted to the File daemon who will then use + it to contact the Storage daemon. Hence, it is {\bf not}, a good idea + to use {\bf localhost} as the name but rather a fully qualified machine + name or an IP address. This directive is required. \label{Director:Storage:FdStorageAddress} - \item [FD Storage Address = \lt{}address\gt{}] +\item [FD Storage Address = \lt{}address\gt{}] \index[dir]{FDStorageAddress} - \index[dir]{Directive!FD Storage Address} \index[dir]{Storage daemon - Address} Where the address is a host name, a {\bf fully qualified domain - name}, or an {\bf IP address}. Please note that the \lt{}address\gt{} as - specified here will be transmitted to the File daemon instead of the - \texttt{Address} who will then use it to contact the Storage daemon. This - directive can be used in NAT environment where the configuration of the - Client resolver is not possible. + \index[dir]{Directive!FD Storage Address} + \index[dir]{Storage daemon Address} + Where the address is a host name, a {\bf fully qualified domain name}, + or an {\bf IP address}. The \lt{}address\gt{} specified here will be + transmitted to the File daemon instead of the IP address that the + Director uses to contact the Storage daemon. This FDStorageAddress + will then be used by the File daemon to contact the Storage daemon. + This directive particularly useful if the File daemon is in a + different network domain than the Director or Storage daemon. + It is also useful in NAT or firewal environments. \bsysimageH{BackupOverWan1}{Backup over WAN using FD Storage Address}{figdirdconf:backupwan} -- 2.39.5