About the Favorite Resources node in the backup selections list

The Favorite Resources node lists the remote computers that are set up to publish information to the media server. Several nodes may appear under the Favorite Resources node, depending on the type of remote computers that you use.

The nodes that may appear include the following:

Linux/Unix Servers
Macintosh Servers
NetWare Agents
Windows Systems

From the Windows Systems node, you can add or delete remote Windows computers. When you add or delete a remote computer, it may take a few minutes for the computer name to appear or to be removed from the Windows Systems node.

Backup Exec automatically deletes a remote computer from the Windows Systems node in the following situations:

The remote computer becomes disconnected from the network.
The Remote Agent is uninstalled from the remote computer.

If the media server receives published information from the remote computer again, Backup Exec adds the computer name to the Windows Systems node again.

If the media server does not receive published information within a 24-hour period, a user attention icon appears next to the remote computer's name. This icon is displayed for 13 days.

Some of the reasons why the media server may not receive published information include the following:

The publishing option is disabled on the Remote Agent.
A media server is removed from the list to publish to.

See Publishing the remote Windows computer to media servers.