Jason-
Short answer: no.

The SQL agent provides connectivity to the SQL
database, but does not change the fundamental
architecture of Netbackup nor how the data moves: you
still need a media server (of some flavor) to provide
the backup target- be it disk or tape.

This is apparently coming in 6.5 with the ability to
write to disk units only from SAN clients

Tom Burrell


--- "Ellis, Jason" <Jason.Ellis at indymacbank.com>
wrote:

> >From my understanding, using the SQL agent means
> that the backup data is
> traveling over the network. You could, in theory,
> make each SQL server a
> media server and hang a couple of tape drives off
> them using SSO. But by
> default a SQL agent is a network client.
> 
>  
> 
> My question, is there a way to use the SQL agent to
> backup SQL databases
> (without making each SQL server a media server) that
> does not go across
> the network?
> 
>  
> 
> Jason Ellis
> Technical Consultant, Data Protection Team
> IndyMac Bank, La Mirada Datacenter
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> 
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