Overriding the original server for restores manually

Use the following procedure to manually override the original server for restores.

To manually override the original server for restores

If necessary, physically move the media and update the Enterprise Media Manager database Media Manager volume database to reflect the move.
Modify the NetBackup configuration on the primary server as follows:
- By using the NetBackup web UI:
  On the left pane select Hosts > Host properties. Select the primary server and select Edit primary server. Open the General server host properties.
  Go to Media host override and select Add. Add entries for the original backup server and the restore server and select Add. Then select Save.
- By modifying the bp.conf file on a UNIX NetBackup server:
  As root add the following entry to the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file:
```
FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER = fromhost tohost
```
  The fromhost is the server that wrote the original backup and the tohost is the server to use for the restore.
To revert to the original configuration for future restores, delete the changes that were made in this step.
Stop and restart the NetBackup Request daemon on the primary server.
The override applies to all storage units on the original server. This means that restores for any storage unit on fromhost go to tohost.