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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Snapshot Client Administrator's Guide
  3. Backup and restore procedures
  4. About configurations for restore
  5. About restoring over the SAN to a host acting as both client server and media server
Veritas NetBackup™ Snapshot Client Administrator's Guide

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

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.)

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About restoring over the LAN

About restoring directly from a snapshot

About configurations for restore

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