The way I read this, is that prior to 8.0, if you had a 7.6 client, you could 
do a directed recovery to a lower 7.6 client (say a 7.6.3 to a 7.6.2), or 
possibly even a 7.5 or a 7.2 or 7.3.  We've done this many times - not entire 
system recoveries, but file/saveset recoveries.  

Once you upgrade a client to 8.0, you can only do directed recoveries to other 
8.0 clients. 

At least that's how I interpret the document.   If others see it differently, 
feel free to chime in. 

David M. Browning Jr.
IT Project Coordinator Enterprise Backups and Help Desk
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/ithelpdesk
Twitter: @LSUHSCNO_IT 



-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Michael Leone
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:49 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Recovering a NW 7.6.2.1 client from a NW 8.0.1 server

> Michael, 
> 
> I believe the reference that you are talking about is that 8.x 
> clients can not do a directed restore to a 7.x client. 
> 
> From the Admin guide: 
> Backups created for a NetWorker 8.0 or higher client cannot be 
> recovered to a pre-NetWorker 8.0 client.

Yes, I think that's it. That's a bit confusing, too - so the backup was 
created from a client running 8.x client software, but the recovery is to 
a client running 7.x?

Or does it mean that I can only do a directed recover from a client 
running the same version as the target system? Or a server running 8.x can 
do a directed recover to a 7.x client, but not 8.x client can do the same 
thing?