How NetBackup Enforces Restore Restrictions

By default, NetBackup permits restores only by the client that backs up the files. NetBackup enforces this restriction by ensuring that the name specified by the NetBackup client name setting on the requesting client matches the peer name used in the connection to the NetBackup server.

The NetBackup client name is normally the client's short host name, such as mercury rather than a longer form such as mercury.null.com.

• On Microsoft Windows clients (includes NetWare NonTarget), specify the client name in the Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type dialog. To display this dialog, start the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface and select click Actions > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.
• On UNIX clients, specify the client name in the user interface.
• On NetWare target clients, specify the client name in the bp.ini file.

Peer name is the name that the client uses when it connects to the NetBackup server during the file restore request. Unless clients share an IP address due to the use of a gateway and token ring combination, or have multiple connections, the peer name is equivalent to the client's host name. When a client connects through a gateway, the gateway can use its own peer name to make the connection.