The Instant Recovery feature of Snapshot Client enables high-speed data retrieval from disk by means of the standard NetBackup user interface. Note the following features:

• Supports NetBackup clients on Solaris, HP, AIX, Linux, and Windows. The master server can be on any supported operating system.

• Uses snapshot technologies to create disk images.

• Can create a snapshot and a backup to tape or disk, from one policy.

• Enables random-access (non-sequential) restores of dispersed files from full backups.

• Enables block-level restore and file promotion from VxFS_Checkpoint snapshots (UNIX) and file promotion from NAS_Snapshot. Also enables Fast File Resync from VxVM and FlashSnap snapshots on Windows.

• Enables rollback from the backups that were created using the following: VxFS_Checkpoint, VxVM, FlashSnap, NAS_Snapshot, or disk array methods.

• Can restore to a different path or host.

• Provides the resource management by means of a rotation schedule.

• Supports Oracle, Microsoft Exchange, DB2, SAP, and SQL-Server databases.