Changes to policy and other configuration for SQL Server clusters and SQL Server AGs
For legacy SQL Server backups (using batch files), NetBackup no longer requires a second policy that contains the cluster or AG node names. To perform restores, you no longer need to configure permissions for redirected restores (altnames). The mappings in the Distributed Application Restore Mapping host properties replace these configuration steps.
If you are upgrading from an earlier version of NetBackup, you can still use both the second "node name" policy and the altnames permissions for successful backups and restores of SQL Server. However, Veritas recommends that you allow restores only to specific hosts. In NetBackup 8.1, the No.Restrictions file only allows a requesting client to perform a redirected restore if that client is known by the master server.