Modifying the source of a hierarchical duplication destination

Modifying the source of a hierarchical destination does not modify the children of the hierarchical destination.

To modify the source of a hierarchical duplication destination

  1. Select the hierarchical duplication destination.

  2. Click the arrows to move the destination into the new position.

    The function of the arrow keys varies depending on the location of the selected destination in the hierarchy:

    • Up arrow

      Swaps the position of the selected destination with the sibling above it, if one exists.

      Using the up arrow does not change the source of the selected destination. The up arrow also moves the children of a destination and preserves their relationship with the selected destination.

      The up arrow is disabled if no sibling appears above the selected destination.

    • Down arrow

      Swaps the position of the selected destination with the sibling below it, if one exists.

      Using the down arrow does not change the source of the selected destination. The down arrow also moves the children of a destination and preserves their relationship with the selected destination.

      The down is disabled if no sibling appears below the selected destination.

    • Right arrow

      Moves the destination right in the hierarchy, making the sibling above the destination the source for the duplication destinations.

      If no sibling exists above the destination in the hierarchy, the right arrow is disabled. It is always disabled for Backup and Snapshot destinations.

      Moving the destination to the right does not change the position number of the destination in the list.

      The right arrow also moves the children of the destination and preserves their relationship with the selected destination.

    • Left arrow

      Moves the destination to the left in the hierarchy, turning the parent into a sibling.

      The left arrow is enabled for duplication destinations. For the left arrow to be enabled the selected duplication destination must be either the first or last in a list of siblings.

      If the destination is the first sibling of a parent, click the left arrow to make it into a sibling of its parent.

      Note that the left arrow also moves the children along with the selected destination to preserve the relationship with the destination.

      The left arrow is disabled for Backup and Snapshot destinations.

  3. Click OK to save the hierarchy change.

Note:

The order of the destinations at the time the lifecycle is saved may differ from the next time the lifecycle is opened. NetBackup reorders the destinations while it stores them in the catalog configuration file. How the hierarchy works is not changed, however, and the parent-child relationships are preserved.