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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. INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT option for NetBackup servers and clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT option for NetBackup servers and clients

This option specifies the number of days back that NetBackup searches for files to restore. It can improve performance when large numbers of backups are performed.

Table: INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup master servers or clients.

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:

INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT = number_of_days

The default is that NetBackup includes files from the time of the last full backup through the latest backup for the client. If the client belongs to more than one policy the browse starts with the earliest of the set of last full backups.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

When this option is specified on a UNIX client, it applies only to that client. The option can reduce the size of the Search window from what is specified on the server (the client setting cannot make the window larger).

Example

The following example limits the browse range to the seven days before the current date.

INITIAL_BROWSE_SEARCH_LIMIT = 7

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Double-click on server > Universal Settings > Browse timeframe for restores.

See Universal Settings properties.

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