SERVER option for NetBackup servers
The first SERVER option in the bp.conf file must point to the primary server where the bp.conf option resides. During installation, SERVER is automatically set to the name of the system where the NetBackup primary server software is installed.
Table: SERVER information
Usage | Description |
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Where to use | On NetBackup primary servers and media servers. Note: For a Fibre Transport (FT) media server that has multiple network interfaces for VLANs, ensure that the FT server's primary host name appears before any other interface names for that FT media server host. For more information, see the NetBackup SAN Client and Fibre Transport Guide. |
How to use |
An entry for the SERVER option must be present in the configuration file on all NetBackup servers and clients. It is the only required NetBackup option. This option is not used in $HOME/bp.conf files on a client. Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option. For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide. Note: This topic discusses the bp.conf entries on the server. However, note that every SERVER option in a client bp.conf file must be a NetBackup primary or media server. That is, each system that is listed as a SERVER must have either NetBackup primary or media server software installed. The client service on some clients cannot be started if the client name is incorrectly listed as a server. If you configure NetBackup media servers for a primary server, the bp.conf file on the primary server must have a SERVER entry or MEDIA_SERVER entry for each. As previously mentioned, the first SERVER entry in the list designates the primary server itself. The SERVER entry or the MEDIA_SERVER entries should be added after the first, self-referencing option. A NetBackup primary server can be backed up as a NetBackup client by the servers that belong to another cluster. In that case the bp.conf file on the primary server should have SERVER entries for those servers as well. |
Example | The following is an example entry on a primary server: SERVER = Primary_server (this primary server itself) SERVER = NB_server (primary server of another cluster) SERVER = Media_server_#1 MEDIA_SERVER = Media_server_#2 . . . The first SERVER entry on all the media servers must point to the primary server for those media servers. A media server can have only one primary server. However, a media server can be backed up as a NetBackup client by the servers that belong to another cluster, in which case the configuration file on the media server should have SERVER entries for those servers as well. The following is an example entry on a media server: SERVER = Primary_server (for this media server) SERVER = NB_server (primary server of another cluster) SERVER = Media_server_#1 MEDIA_SERVER = Media_server_#2 . . . The SERVER entries must be the same on all servers in a primary and a media server cluster. If a SERVER entry is added or modified in the bp.conf file on the primary server, stop and restart bprd and bpdbm so that NetBackup recognizes the change. (The NetBackup request daemon and NetBackup database manager.) |
Equivalent Administration Console property |
or Double-click on server . See Servers properties. See FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS option for NetBackup servers. |