If NetBackup is going to back up files on a server, you need the client software. The entire NetBackup suite is Client/Server based where the server connects to the client and basically sucks the files back to the server to place into the appropriate storage based on the policy.
I'm not sure what you mean by restoring from the master server. Does that mean you're going to restore files to the master server then copy them back to the original server? That's kind of defeating the purpose of using a client/server based backup solution. With the client installed, NetBackup would place the files back on the target server with the correct permissions and ownership thus reducing the chance of a mistake along those lines. If you didn't want to overwrite the original files, you can have the server (acting through the client) put the restored files in a separate directory to move into place that way. ________________________________ From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Obenschain, Charles T. Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 4:41 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] Netbackup 6.5.3 I have a really basic question. Do you need to load the client software on the server that you are backing up if you are NOT going to restore files from the "Client" server? I will be restoring files only from the master server. Also, what processes run on the "client" if no client software is loaded so that NBU can get the information for the backup? Charley Obenschain
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