Preferred

Use an FT pipe if an FT device is available within the configured wait period in minutes. If an FT device is not available after the wait period elapses, NetBackup uses a LAN connection for the operation.

If you select this option, also specify the wait period for backups and for restores.

Always

Always use an FT pipe for backups and restores of SAN clients. NetBackup waits until an FT device is available before it begins the operation.

However, an FT device must be active and available. If no FT device exists, NetBackup uses the LAN. An FT device cannot exist because none is active, none have been configured, or the SAN Client license expired.

Never

Do not use an FT pipe for backups and restores of SAN clients. NetBackup uses a LAN connection for the backups and restores.

Use defaults from the master server configuration

Use the defaults and do not override the global FT device properties that are configured on the master server.