hello all,

The problem I am having is architectural.     here it goes.....

I have 4 oracle db servers running Solaris 8 netbackup client version 
4.5FP7.  Our Netbackup environment is outsourced to our hosting provider and 
they currently are backing up to tape.  I would like to purchase netbackup 6 
(only because it's the latest, it doesn't have to be this version) and 
backup the same 4 db servers to disk.  the problem is that the outsourced 
hosting provider who manages the netbackup 'network' will not add my disk 
based backup solution into the mix.  What are my options if I want to keep 
their setup and add another environment on my own and backup the same 4 db 
servers.

1. can I have 2 backup master servers backing up the same client (as long as 
the schedules don't conflict) with the 2 servers NOT knowing about each 
other.

2. if not, can I have 2 media servers backing up the same client?  I could 
probably get away with asking the hosting provider to add my server in their 
mix as a media server and I'll connect my disk based hardware appliance to 
it.