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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup servers
  6. MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE option for NetBackup servers
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE option for NetBackup servers

This option instructs NetBackup that if the client is also a media server and this option is present, backups for this client must occur on a local drive. If all drives are down, another may be used. If the client is not a media server, this option has no effect.

Table: MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup master servers.

How to use

Use the nbemmcmd command to change the option. For example:

nbemmcmd -changesetting -MUST_USE_LOCAL_DRIVE yes

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on server > General Server > Must use local drive.

See General Server properties.

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