Adding a media server

This topic applies to NetBackup Enterprise Server only.

Table: Adding a media server is an overview of how add a media server to an existing NetBackup environment.

Note:

The NetBackup Enterprise Media Manager service must be active when a media server is added, devices and volumes are configured, and clients are backed up or restored.

Table: Adding a media server

Procedure	Section
On the new media server host, attach the devices and install any software that is required to drive the storage devices.	See the vendor's documentation.
On the new media server host, prepare the host's operating system.	See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide.
On the master server, add the new media server to the additional servers list of the master server. Also, add the new media server to the additional servers list of the clients that the new media server backs up. If the EMM server resides on a host other than the master server, add the new media server to the additional servers list on that host. If the new media server is part of a server group, add it to the additional servers list on all media servers in the group. To avoid problems with NetBackup, ensure that the host name used in NetBackup matches the host name in the TCP/IP configuration.	See Servers properties.
Restart the NetBackup services on the master server, the EMM server, and the media servers where a new server name was added.	See Starting or stopping a service.
On NetWare target clients, add the new media server name by using a server entry in the bp.ini file.	See the NetBackup for Novell NetWare Client System Administrator's Guide.
Install the NetBackup media server software.	See the NetBackup Installation Guide for Windows.
On the master server, configure the robots and drives that are attached to the media server.	See Configuring robots and tape drives.
On the master server, configure the volumes.	See About adding volumes.
On the master server, add storage units to the media server. Always specify the media server as the media server for the storage unit. The Device Configuration Wizard can create storage units when you configure robots and drives. Therefore, if you created storage units already, skip this step.	See Creating a storage unit using the Actions menu.
On the master server, configure the NetBackup policies and schedules to use the storage units that are configured on the media server.	See Using the Policies utility.
Test the configuration by performing a user backup or a manual backup that uses a schedule that specifies a storage unit on the media server.	See Performing manual backups.