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  2. NetBackup™ NAS Administrator's Guide
  3. Section III. Using NDMP
  4. Using the Shared Storage Option (SSO) with NetBackup for NDMP
  5. Using the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard for NDMP hosts
NetBackup™ NAS Administrator's Guide

Using the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard for NDMP hosts

The NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard provides the most convenient way to configure devices and storage units for NDMP hosts (with or without SSO).

To use the Device Configuration Wizard

  1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, click Configure Storage Devices in the right panel to launch the Device Configuration Wizard.
  2. Click Next on the Welcome window. The Device Hosts window appears.
  3. Under Device Hosts, place a check beside the NetBackup media server that accesses the NDMP host.
  4. Select the server name and then click Change.
  5. In the Change Device Host window, place a check beside NDMP server.
  6. Click OK.
  7. In the Device Hosts window, NDMP is now listed in the Optional Devices to be Scanned column for the media server.
  8. Click Next to continue.
  9. In the NDMP Hosts window that shows the NDMP host(s) where you can configure devices, click Next to configure the NDMP-attached devices.
  10. Follow the remaining prompts in the wizard to complete the configuration.

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