About off-host backup support
Another major component of NetBackup is support for off-host backup. Off-host backup shifts the burden of backup processing onto a separate backup agent, greatly reducing the backup effect on the client's computing resources. The backup agent sends the client's data to the storage device.
Figure: Backup agent for off-host backup shows a backup agent.
The backup agent can be any of the following:
Note that many types of devices are designed to act as third-party copy devices, such as routers, bridges, robotic libraries, and disk arrays. The backup agent can direct the data to SCSI-attached storage or to storage on the SAN.
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NetBackup supports off-host backup of Oracle database in the SFRAC (Storage Foundation Real Application Clusters) environment. For more details, refer to the NetBackup for Oracle System Administrator's Guide.
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