FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS vs FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER

[rookie11]

Hi guys 

I saw these 2 options recently in technotes FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS and FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER

FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER i have used this particular option when we were using tape restore.

can somebody explain me FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS and FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER differences

[Marianne · Accepted solution]

Failover will only be applied when 1st media server is down. Original media server remains default restore server for backups it has written.

Force Restore will do exactly that - force all restores for 1st media server to 2nd media server.

Detailed explanation in NBU Admin Guide 1 http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC3650