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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup servers
  6. DISALLOW_BACKUPS_SPANNING_MEDIA option for NetBackup servers
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

DISALLOW_BACKUPS_SPANNING_MEDIA option for NetBackup servers

This option prevents backups from spanning media.

Table: DISALLOW_BACKUPS_SPANNING_MEDIA information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup master servers.

How to use

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Use the following format:

DISALLOW_BACKUPS_SPANNING_MEDIA

The default is that the entry is not present in the configuration file and backups are allowed to span media.

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on server > Media > Allow backups to span tape media.

See Media properties.

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