Configuring a robot to operate in manual mode

You can configure NetBackup so that storage unit mount requests are displayed in the Device Monitor if the robot or drive is down. Pending requests appear in the Device Monitor, and you can assign these mount requests to drives manually.

To configure a robot so that storage unit mount requests appear in the Device Monitor

Set the robot to operate in Pend If Robot Down (PIRD) mode by using the following command:

installpath\Volmgr\bin\tpconfig -update -robot robot_number -pird yes