Changing a tape drive to a shared drive

Change a drive to a shared drive by adding paths to a currently configured drive.

To configure and use a shared drive, a Shared Storage Option license is required on each master server and media server.

To change a drive to a shared drive

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

  2. Select Drives in the tree pane.

  3. Select the drive you want to change in the Drives pane.

  4. Click Edit > Change.

  5. In the Change Tape Drive dialog box, click Add.

  6. In the Add Path dialog box, configure the properties for the hosts and paths that share the drive.