About restoring over the SAN to a host acting as both client server and media server

This type of restore requires the FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER option in the server's bp.conf file.

See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I, for details on the FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER option.

Figure: Restore over the SAN

The following table describes the phases that are illustrated in the diagram.

Phase	Action
Phase 1	Client/media server reads data from tape over the SAN.
Phase 2	Client restores the data to disk (disk can be locally attached or on SAN). (Requires use of FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER option in bp.conf file.)

Phase

Action

Phase 1

Client/media server reads data from tape over the SAN.

Phase 2

Client restores the data to disk (disk can be locally attached or on SAN).

(Requires use of FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER option in bp.conf file.)

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