Just trying to clarify something.
Under what circumstances would you choose to use the NetBackup Snapshot Client rather than the standard NetBackup for SQL Server? My understanding from what I've read is that the former is more impacting (requiring a quiescing of the database being backed up) and less efficient (being a backup of the entire datafile rather than just the data as in a stream based backup) so in which specific scenarios would you want to use the snapshot client? I've read about instant recovery features but do these offer anything more than the database snapshot functionality present in Enterprise Editions of SQL Server?
One other question around the licensing - am I right in understanding that the NetBackup Snapshot Client requires it's own license? Does this need to be purchased in addition to the standard NetBackup for SQL Server license even if you're only using the snapshot feature?
Thanks in advance.