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[Veritas-bu] Block or file level

2007-01-28 12:06:31
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Block or file level
From: shashi.boddula at oracle.com (shashi)
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:36:31 +0530
Thank you David.

Dave Carpe wrote:
> Unless you specified backing up a raw volume, it will be a file based
> backup.
> 
> David K. Carpe
> Principal Systems Engineer
> Symantec Corporation
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> Hi All
> 
> I have a small traditional LAN based backup setup with NetBackup 5.1 . I
> created a policy on my
> backup server to backup a specific directory from a backup client, and
> the directory sits in a
> traditional UNIX file system on my backup client. My question is, when
> the policy triggered, is the
> data traveled from backup client to backup server is in terms of block
> level or file level? . I am
> getting different answers from different people, please anyone clarify
> my doubt. Thank you.
> 
> 
> Thanks & Regards,
> Shashi Kanth
> 
> 
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