Adding a host in the host database of the DR domain
The clients that appear on the NetBackup web UI > Bare Metal Restore > Hosts > Bare Metal Restore Clients screen may not be part of the host database of the DR domain. For successful BMR operations like Prepare To Restore, Prepare to Discover, or Bare Metal Restore, you need to manually add the respective client in the host database. By doing this, a host ID-based certificate is issued to the client during the recovery process and the client can be successfully recovered through BMR.
Note:
Veritas does not recommend adding a host manually except for specific scenarios, such as in a BMR A.I.R. setup. Before adding a host, you must ensure that the host entry that you want to add does not already exist in the host database.
To manually add a client to the host database
- Run the following command to authenticate your web services login on the master server:
bpnbat -login -loginType WEB
- Run the following command to add a host:
nbhostmgmt -addhost -host host name -server master server