Devices and drivers properties
This section is applicable only for Windows operating system.
The Devices & Drivers property sheet applies only to Microsoft Windows clients. The Device Drivers mapping changes are required when a Windows client is restored to a different hardware than the original system, and target hardware has different mass storage device (MSD) drivers and/or network interface card (NIC).
Use the Devices & Drivers property sheet of the Change Configuration dialog box to perform the following actions:
Initialize the devices in this configuration from a new hardware discovered configuration or from another client's configuration.
Automatically select the correct mass storage device (MSD) drivers and network interface card (NIC) drivers for the listed devices.
Manually add MSD and NIC drivers to the configuration.
You can also specify whether to use only BMR discovered drivers.
Table: Device and driver options describes the options available and the actions they initiate.
Table: Device and driver options
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| Prompts you for another configuration from which to import the devices. You may select a discovered configuration or one from another client. The initialize operation updates the Drivers packages to be used during restore window to include the necessary drivers for this hardware. |
| Automatically matches drivers to devices without drivers. If drivers are added to BMR after the last initialize operation, repeat this action. Sometimes, it may be useful to override the driver that is selected automatically by using the option to select a specific driver manually. Devices without a driver are identified in the Devices window by No matching driver in the column. These devices are not available during the restore. |
| Moves the selected driver from the Available driver packages window to the Driver packages to be used during restore window. |
| Moves the selected driver from Driver packages to be used during restore window to the Available driver packages window. |
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Lets you change the following attributes of the selected driver:
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Note:
Similar options are available in the NetBackup web UI for Devices and driver's node under a selected configuration.