User`s guide

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Introduction
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During installation, the NetBackup Browser is configured to work with a specific
NetBackup client. When a user starts an operation using the NetBackup Browser,
the browser software sends the appropriate messages to its designated
NetBackup client. The software on the NetBackup client then communicates with
the server and handles the client side of the operation.
NetBackup client software enables server directed backup, archive, and restore
operations on entire folders or individual files that reside on your NetBackup
client. This software also allows you to perform user directed backup, archive,
and restore operations on your NetBackup client, without logging into the
NetBackup master server. Once you start a user directed operation, the
NetBackup process runs under the control of the NetBackup master server. You
request the service and the NetBackup master server manages the rest, including
storage and retrieval of data.
In NetBackup terminology, the system that requires the backup or archive is the
NetBackup client. The system that manages the storage and retrieval of the
backup data is called the NetBackup master server.