For NetBackup to access media and device management functionality on a remote NetBackup host, you may need to add a SERVER entry to the vm.conf file on the remote host.

SERVER entries are used in the NetBackup bp.conf and vm.conf files for security. You can add entries that allow only specific hosts to access those capabilities remotely.

If the vm.conf file on a remote host contains no SERVER entries, a host can manage media and devices on the remote host if it is added to the bp.conf file of the server you logged into. You do not need to add a SERVER entry to the vm.conf file.

If the vm.conf file on a remote host contains any SERVER entries, add a SERVER entry for the host on which the NetBackup Administration Console is running (the server you logged into) to that vm.conf file.