Our Netbackup images (.f, /usr/openv/netbakcup/db/images) is around 800GB. Before when we need to restore on DR, we run "bprecover" and select "P", we will restore anything else except images (.f & hearer files). Then import the tapes we need. This old method save us a few hours to restore whole image database.
Looks started from 7.5.0.6, "A PARTIAL catalog recovery includes the images directory containing the dotf files and staging of the NetBackup relational database (NBDB) for further processing".
Not sure what is the reason Symantec to make this change. Is there any way we can run the old way?
Here is my real plan for DR recovery. (1. recover all relational databases, configurations but without /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images 2. manually copy selected /usr/openv/netbackup/images 2. restore for my selection)