About supported configurations for alternate server restores
All of the methods for alternate server restores require that the server that is used for the restore be in the same cluster as the server that performed the original backup. It must also share the same Enterprise Media Manager database.
Figure: NetBackup servers that share robotic peripherals and Figure: NetBackup servers with separate non-shared peripherals show configurations where NetBackup supports alternate server restores. All methods require that the server that is used for the restore be in the same cluster as the server that performed the original backup. The server must also share the same Enterprise Media Manager database.
Assume the following in Figure: NetBackup servers that share robotic peripherals:
Assume the following in Figure: NetBackup servers with separate non-shared peripherals:
The media is made physically accessible through an available NetBackup server. The Enterprise Media Manager database is updated to reflect this move.
A single, shared Enterprise Media Manager database exists on the NetBackup master server.
The NetBackup master server is available at time of restore
Robotic control (if applicable) is on a NetBackup server that is available at the time of the restore.