Veritas NetBackup™ SAN Client and Fibre Transport Guide

Use defaults from the master server configuration

This property specifies that the client follow the properties as they are configured on the master server.

Preferred

The Preferred property specifies to use an FT device if one 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.

For the global property that is specified on the master server, the default is Preferred.

Always

The Always property specifies that NetBackup should always use an FT device 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 online and up. If not, NetBackup uses the LAN. An FT device may not exist because none is active, none have been configured, or the SAN Client license expired.

Fail

The Fail property specifies that NetBackup should fail the job if an FT device is not online and up. If the FT devices are online but busy, NetBackup waits until a device is available and assigns the next job to the device. An FT device may not exist because none is active, none have been configured, or the SAN Client license expired.

Never

The Never property specifies that NetBackup should never use an FT pipe for backups and restores of SAN clients. NetBackup uses a LAN connection for the backups and restores.

If you specify Never for the master server, Fibre Transport is disabled in the NetBackup environment. If you select Never, you can configure FT usage on a per-client basis.

If you specify Never for a media server, Fibre Transport is disabled for the media server.

If you specify Never for a SAN client, Fibre Transport is disabled for the client.