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  • Yasuhisa_Ishika's avatar
    Yasuhisa_Ishika
    Level 6
    13 years ago
    These two is different. Storage server is the host which provide destination storage to NetBackup media server. Depending on storage type, these two can sit on the sit host. In general, storage server must be media server when you configure storage that NetBackup provides(e.g. AdvancedDisk and MSDP). When you use OST storage, storage appliance become storage server - media server is not storage server in this case.
  • nasahasha's avatar
    nasahasha
    Level 5
    13 years ago

    Cant I have a successful backups and restores without defining any storage server?

  • ashish_patil01's avatar
    ashish_patil01
    Level 4
    13 years ago

    No you cannot have a successful backups or restores without defining any storage server

  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    You do not need a Storage Server unless you use Enterprise disk, OST or De-Duplication Storage

    Basic disk and tape require only a media server - so yes you can have successful backups to basic disk, disk staging and tape without the need for a Storage Server

    Summary:

    Media Server : the server that performs your backups to disk, disk staging, Enterprise Disk, de-duplication or OST

    Storage Server : A Media server that use Enterprise disk, de-duplication or OST

    Hope this helps

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    The blog referred to by Ashish Sharma  really explains it well - with pictures!