This configuration is required if you want to browse backups or perform restores in one of the following: from an Exchange server node in a cluster or from Database Availability Group (DAG) that is not the master server. Alternatively, you can perform a server-directed restore. Further instructions are available on how to allow redirected restores in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.
More information is available on when this configuration is necessary.
See About client and proxy server privileges for granular operations.
To configure privileges for granular clients and clients in virtual environments
On the master server, create the altnames directory, as follows:
In the altnames
directory, create a peername file.
Peername is the name of the proxy host or
off-host client. For clustered clients, create a peername
file for each node in the cluster. For a
2010 DAG, create one file for each physical Exchange server in the
DAG.
For example, consider
that you have a source client named ClientA
and you want to use a proxy host named
ProxyClient. On the master server, you create a file that is called
proxyclient
.
In the peername file, add the name of the source client.
The source client is the client that originally performed the backup. For clustered clients, use the virtual Exchange name. For a backup within a private network, use the private network host name. For a DAG, use the DAG name; this name should be the client name in the policy.