Activating or deactivating a media server

When you activate a media server, NetBackup can use it for backup and restore jobs. For example, you can deactivate a media server to perform maintenance. When a media server is deactivated, NetBackup does not send job requests to it.

When you deactivate a media server, the following things occur:

To activate or deactivate a media server

  1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device Management > Media Servers.

  2. From the Media Servers pane, select the media server to activate or deactivate.

  3. On the Actions menu, select Activate or Actions > Deactivate.