How MSDP restores work
The following two methods exist to for MSDP restore operations:
Table: MSDP restore types
Type | Description |
|---|---|
Normal restore | The MSDP storage server first rehydrates (that is, reassembles) the data. NetBackup then chooses the least busy media server to move the data to the client. (NetBackup chooses the least busy media server from those that have credentials for the NetBackup Deduplication Engine.) The media server bptm process moves the data to the client. The following media servers have credentials for the NetBackup Deduplication Engine:
You can specify the server to use for restores. |
Restore directly to the client | The storage server can bypass the media server and move the data directly to the client. NetBackup does not choose a media server for the restore, and the restore does not use the media server bptm process. You must configure NetBackup to bypass a media server and receive the restore data directly from the storage server. See Configuring MSDP restores directly to a client. By default, NetBackup rehydrates the data on the storage server except for client-side deduplication clients. Those clients rehydrate the data. You can configure NetBackup so that the data is rehydrated on the storage server rather than the client. See the RESTORE_DECRYPT_LOCAL parameter in the MSDP |
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