How to administer devices on other servers

The following applies only to NetBackup Enterprise Server.

The NetBackup Administration Console on the master server is the central management console for NetBackup servers, NetBackup clients, and storage devices in the environment. You can configure and manage the storage devices on all of the media servers from an Administration Console that is connected to the master server.

Alternatively, you can administer the devices on a specific media server from an Administration Console connected to that media server. To do so, change to or log into the media server by using one of the following methods:

On the File menu, select Change Server in an existing instance of the NetBackup Administration Console and change to the media server.
Start the NetBackup Administration Console on the media server.

For device discovery, configuration, and management to occur, the following must be true:

The devices must be configured correctly in the operating system of the media server host.
The media server must be in the additional servers list on the NetBackup master server and the EMM server. Normally, the EMM server resides on the same machine as the NetBackup master server.
The EMM server must be up and running, both when you install the media server software and when you configure the devices.

If the EMM server is not running when you install a media server, the media server is not registered. You cannot discover, configure, and manage the devices of that media server. You must register the media server with the EMM server.

The following procedure assumes that all other steps to add a media server are accomplished.

Information on how to add a media server is available.

See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II.