Daily Archives: April 30, 2008
A NetBackup master server manages the who, what, where, when, and why
A backup server under the control of a NetBackup master server is called a media server, which is any NetBackup server having management control over physical storage devices, such as tapes, tape drives, optical drives, robotic control, and robotic management. The media server will respond to requests from the NetBackup master server for tape mounts and optical mounts, and it tracks the physical condition and location of all the media.