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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. FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS option for NetBackup servers
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS option for NetBackup servers

This option specifies that an automatic failover media server be used if a server is temporarily inaccessible for a restore. This failover does not require administrator intervention.

Table: FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS 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:

FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS = failed_host host1 host2 ... hostN

  • failed_host is the server that is not operational.

  • host1 ... hostN are the servers that provide failover capabilities.

The default is that NetBackup does not perform automatic failover.

When automatic failover is necessary for a server, NetBackup searches from left to right through the associated FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS list. It stops when it finds one that is eligible to perform the restore.

Note:

The configuration file can contain multiple FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS entries and each entry can list multiple servers. However, a NetBackup server can be a failed_host in only one option.

After a FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS option is added, stop and restart the NetBackup Request daemon on the master server where you plan to change the configuration.

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on server > Restore Failover.

See Restore Failover properties.

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