New
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Displays the choices to add the following:
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Robot
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Tape drive
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Optical drive
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Server group
Depending on the NetBackup options that are
currently licensed, you may also be able to:
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Add a shared drive. Requires a NetBackup Shared Storage Option
license.
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Add a NetBackup SAN client. Requires a SAN Client license.
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Add a SAN disk pool. This option starts the Disk Pool
Configuration Wizard. Requires a Flexible Disk Option license.
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Enterprise Media Manager Database
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Displays a submenu to synchronize the device databases of
NetBackup 5.x media servers with the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM)
database. It is normally unnecessary to synchronize databases.
Synchronize the databases if you've experienced problems or have
recently made any configuration changes that may not have been
recognized.
Also displays a menu item for removing NetBackup device hosts
from the EMM database. Applies only to NetBackup Enterprise
Server.
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Inventory robot
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Flexible Disk Option license only.
Displays a dialog box with choices for performing an inventory
of the selected disk pool. An inventory updates the EMM database to
match the storage available in the disk pool.
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Inventory Disk Pool
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Flexible Disk Option license only.
Displays a dialog box with choices for performing an inventory
of the selected disk pool. An inventory updates the EMM database to
match the storage available in the disk pool.
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Stop/restart NetBackup Device Manager Service
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Controls the NetBackup Device Manager Service.
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Activate
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Activates a host to become available for NetBackup jobs.
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Deactivate
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Deactivate a host (take it offline) so backup jobs cannot send
data to the host.
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Enable FT Services
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SAN Client license only.
Enables the Fibre Transport (FT) service on the selected media
server.
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Disable FT Services
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SAN Client license only.Disables the Fibre Transport (FT)
service on the selected media server.
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SAN Client Usage Preferences
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SAN Client license only.
Displays a dialog box with choices for configuring the FT usage
preferences for the selected SAN client.
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Rescan SAN Client FT Devices
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SAN Client license only.
Initiates an operating system level scan of the selected SAN
client and updates the EMM database. The scan is a time- and
compute-intensive operation that may not discover new devices
(especially if the client system requires a reboot).
Depending on the operating system capabilities, the scan may
search for new Fibre Channel devices.
Active only if the selected client is licensed for the Shared
Storage Option for Disk.
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View FT Connections
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SAN Client license only.
Opens a dialog box to view Fibre Transport
connections:
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If a SAN Client is selected, opens the SAN Client Transport View
dialog box. The dialog box shows all of the outbound backup (and
inbound restore) traffic for the selected SAN client.
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If an FT media server is selected, opens the Media Server Transport View dialog box. The
dialog box shows all the inbound backup (and outbound restore)
traffic for the selected media server.
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Rescan SAN Client FT Devices
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SAN Client license only.
Initiates an operating system level scan of the selected SAN
client and updates the EMM database. The scan is a time- and
compute-intensive operation that may not discover new devices
(especially if the client system requires a reboot).
Depending on the operating system capabilities, the scan may
search for new Fibre Channel devices.
Active only if the selected client is licensed for the Shared
Storage Option for Disk.
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View FT Connections
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SAN Client license only.
Opens a dialog box to view Fibre Transport
connections:
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If a SAN Client is selected, opens the SAN Client Transport View
dialog box. The dialog box shows all of the outbound backup (and
inbound restore) traffic for the selected SAN client.
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If an FT media server is selected, opens the Media Server Transport View dialog box. The
dialog box shows all the inbound backup (and outbound restore)
traffic for the selected media server.
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Drive Diagnose
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Displays a dialog box with choices for running diagnostic tests
on a drive.
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Robot Diagnose
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Displays a dialog box with choices for running diagnostic tests
on a robotic library.
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Drive Qualification
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Displays a dialog box with choices for running device
qualification tests on a drive.
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Robot Qualification
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Displays a dialog box with choices for running qualification
tests on a robotic library.
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