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NetBackup System Administrator’s Guide - Windows NT Server
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Users on clients can start backups and restores from their client systems. A
user on a client can also archive files. An archive operation backs up a file and
then deletes it from the local disk if the backup is successful. Once started, user
operations are managed by the Netbackup server.
NetBackup’s Media Manager software manages the media and storage devices.
Robots require no intervention on the part of the administrator, operator, or the
user. Standalone drives that contain appropriate media also require no
intervention.
NetBackup includes both the server and client software:
• Server software is on the system that manages the storage devices.
• Client software is on the system that requires the backup or archive. A
server can also be a client.
NetBackup servers and clients can be any one of a number of computer
systems as described in the data sheets and release notes for the product.
NetBackup supports both master and slave servers. The master server manages
the backups, archives, and restores. Slave servers provide additional storage by
allowing NetBackup to use the storage devices that they control. Slave servers
can also increase performance by distributing the network load.
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NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT