Simon,

if you want to perform backups through fibre you need to buy a Media Server 
license OR SAN Media Server license.
The difference between the two is that a MEDIA SERVER can backup itself and 
other clients than itself, a SAN MEDIA SERVER can only backup itself and NO 
other clients! (There is also a significant price difference between the two 
:-) ).
So depending on what you would like to do, you'll have to make a choice between 
the two licenses.
If you want to share your tape drive between your netbackup master server and 
your (SAN) Media Server(s), which will be the case, you will also have to 
purchase the Shared Storage Option license (1 license per shared tape drive).

Hope this helps.

regards,
Stefaan.

>----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
>Van: WEAVER, Simon [mailto:simon.weaver AT astrium.eads DOT net]
>Verzonden: zaterdag, december 3, 2005 12:12 PM
>Aan: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
>Onderwerp: [Veritas-bu] SAN MEDIA SERVER
>
>
>Guys
>Can you confirm for me about the NBU 5.1 Media Server? Is this now called a
>SAN MEDIA SERVER?
> 
>I am a little confused, because I am being told to perform a backup through
>a fibre tape drive, I need to install the SAN CLIENT, which I cannot find,
>but the only SAN MEDIA I can find, appears to be a NBU Media Server!
> 
>Would this be your understanding of it? 
>Thanks
>Simon
>
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