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
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device Management > Devices.
- Select Drives in the tree pane.
- Select the drive you want to change in the Drives pane.
- Click Edit > Change.
- In the Change Tape Drive dialog box, click Add.
- In the Add Path dialog box, configure the properties for the hosts and paths that share the drive.