Configuring the Exchange granular proxy host
When you browse for or restore individual items using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT), NetBackup uses the destination client to stage a virtual copy of the database that you want to restore. However, NetBackup uses the source client of the backup to stage the database in the following situations: when you duplicate or browse a backup (with bplist) that uses GRT. Alternatively, you can specify a different Windows system to act as a proxy for the source client.
Specify a proxy host for a duplication or browse operation if one of the following situations apply:
You do not want to affect the source client
The source client is not available
You want to use a different proxy host than the one specified in the host properties for the source client
An Exchange granular proxy host has the following requirements:
Has the same NetBackup version as the Exchange hosts
Uses the same NetBackup master server as the Exchange hosts
Is included in the Exchange hosts
You only need to add the proxy host to the list of Exchange hosts if the proxy host is not a NetBackup master or a media server.
The "-granular_proxy" option is included with the bpduplicate command and the bplist command. You can override the Exchange granular proxy host setting with the -granular_proxy option. More information is available on how to specify the granular host with these commands.
See About using the command line to browse or restore Exchange granular backup images.
NetBackup determines the granular proxy host in the following order:
The host that is specified with the -granular_proxy option on the command line
The granular proxy host that you specify in the host properties for the source client
The source client
To specify a proxy, configure the Exchange granular proxy host in the Exchange properties for the client. More information is available about how to configure the client host properties.