Redirecting a restore to a different host

Multiple NetBackup database clients can be configured to use a single NetBackup master server for backing up SQL Server databases. With this configuration, you can back up SQL Server database objects from one client and restore them to another. In the following procedure, HostA is the client that was originally backed up and HostB is the other client to which the restore is redirected.

To redirect a restore to a different host

  1. Establish permission settings on the master server.

    Do one of the following:

    • Create a install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\No file.Restrictions to allow unrestricted redirected restore privileges.

    • Create a install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\HostB file to allow HostB to restore HostA's data. The client named HostB can then access HostA's data on the master as well as any other client's data that was backed up on the master.

  2. Select File > Set SQL Server connection properties.

  3. Log onto the target instance on HostB.

  4. Select File > Set NetBackup client properties and select the current master server to be a master server that is common to both HostA and HostB.

  5. Select File > Restore SQL Server objects.

  6. From the Backup History Options dialog box, select HostA as the SQL host from which the target objects were backed up.

    When the restore window appears it contains a history of objects that were backed up from HostA. Select those objects and restore them to HostB.

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Redirecting a database to a different location on a different host