Best practices: NetBackup data recovery methods
Recovering from data loss involves both planning and technology to support your Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and time frames. You should document your methods and procedures and test them regularly to ensure that your installation can recover from a disaster.
Table: Methods and procedures for data recovery describes how you can use NetBackup and other tools to recover from various mishaps.
Table: Methods and procedures for data recovery
Operational risk | Recovery possible? | Recovery methods and procedures |
|---|---|---|
File deleted before backup | No | None |
File deleted after backup | Yes | Standard NetBackup restore procedures |
Backup client failure | Yes | Data recovery using NetBackup |
Media failure | Yes | Backup image duplication: create multiple backup copies |
Media server failure | Yes | Recovery is usually automatic, by preconfiguring storage unit groups (for backup) and FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER (for restore from tape). |
Primary server failure | Yes | Deploy the primary server in a cluster, for automatic failover |
Loss of backup database | Yes | NetBackup database recovery |
Complete site disaster | Yes | Vaulting and off-site media storage |