Restoring data using universal shares
You can restore data from a universal share backup.
Restoring data from a protection point is exactly the same as restoring data from a standard client backup. The standard Backup, Archive, and Restore interface or the NetBackup web UI can be used to restore data. The client name that is used for the restore is the universal share name in the Universal-Share policy. Alternate client restores are fully supported. However, to restore to the system where the universal share was originally mounted, NetBackup client software must be installed on that system. This software is necessary since a NetBackup client is not required to initially place data into the universal share.
NetBackup also supports a wide variety of APIs, including an API that can be used to provision (instant access) or create an NFS/SMB share that is based on any protection point point-in-time copy. This point-in-time copy can be mounted on the originating system where the universal share was previously mounted. It can be provisioned on any other system that supports the mounting of network share. NetBackup client software is not required on the system where the provisioned share is mounted.