About OpenStorage storage servers for backups
A storage server is an entity that writes data to and reads data from the storage. It may correspond to a physical appliance or disk array. It may be a higher level construct such as a host-based management software suite for multiple devices. The storage server owns exclusive access to the storage.
For the OpenStorage solutions that use a disk appliance for backups, the disk appliance host is the storage server.
How many storage servers you configure depends on your backup storage requirements. Each disk appliance has one storage server. If you use optimized duplication or replication, additional storage servers are required, as follows:
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Optimized duplication within the same NetBackup domain |
Optimized duplication in the same domain requires the following storage servers:
See About OpenStorage optimized duplication within the same domain. |
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Auto Image Replication to a different NetBackup domain |
Auto Image Replication requires the following storage servers:
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