Let's see if I can explain this clearly:
Servername: SEEME
Server SEEME, function: Active Directory Windows 2003 File Server
Configuration: 1 TB storage array
Server Location: Closet A
Activity: Users access their files via server SEEME
BE function: Remote Agent is running on server SEEME
Servername: BACKGROUND
Server BACKGROUND function: Backup Exec Server; CPS server
BACKGROUND configuration: Windows 2003 server, 10 TB Disk attached
Server location: Closet B
Server BACKGROUND "can" have remote agent running
General Practice:
Files are backed up to a tape drive hosted on server BACKGROUND.
Files are continuously replicated from server SEEME to a "backup destination" (CPS terminology) on the disk array on BACKGROUND.
Question: Can files, with appropriate permissions, be backed up from BACKGROUND, or must they be backed up from SEEME to retain permissions?
Scenario:
Server SEEME fails.
Immediate Action:
I would like for users to be able to access their files from the "backup destination" on BACKGROUND.
Eventual solution:
Rebuild Server SEEME hardware. Restore file system from most recent tape backup. Copy files "changed" during outage to Server SEEME.