These are some backup and restore considerations to keep in mind while
planning your backup process:
- UNIX-based clients and Windows-based clients should be used
to back up and restore files only within filesets that are dedicated to their
respective client type.
- When using the Veritas NetBackup application's standard backup
option, do
not use the Windows NT® File System (NTFS) to ensure proper backups
of data. When using Veritas NetBackup to restore data, use the override option,
not the default option.
- To simplify disaster recovery, attach
filesets only to the global fileset or to other fileset, and not to a directory.
- Backup to a SAN File System disk cannot
be done with Windows-based clients using the Veritas Backup Exec 9.0 application;
however, SAN File System data can be backed up to a tape device or a local
disk, and data can be safely restored back to a SAN File System disk.
- SAN File System does not support
the change-journal mechanism for Windows-based clients. Therefore, differential
backups using Veritas Backup Exec do not work with SAN File System.
- Veritas Backup Exec's Advance Open File Option package does not work with
SAN File System.