To add, change, or delete a client in a policy

1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management > Policies.
2. Open the policy that you want to change.
3. Select the Clients tab and perform one of the following actions:

   To add a new client	Continue to step 4.
   To change an existing client	Double-click on the client that you want to change or select the client and click Change. The Change Client dialog box appears. Click OK to accept the change and close the Change Client dialog box. Or, click Cancel to close the dialog box without saving the changes.
   To delete a client	Select a client and click Delete. Hold down Shift to select multiple clients. A confirmation dialog box appears that lists the clients to be deleted. Click Yes to delete the clients or No to escape the dialog box.

4. To add a new client, click New. The Add Client dialog box appears.

   In the Add Client dialog box, enter the host name that you want to add. Or click the Browse for Computer button, select the host from the network tree, and click OK.

   Note:

   The Browse for clients and the Detect client operating system options are unavailable for a BigData policy type. To add a client using the BigData policy, enter the name of the client, manually.

   

   Observe the following rules for assigning client names:

   • Use a name by which the server knows the client (one that you can use on the server to ping or telnet to the client).

     Note:

     To add a client to backup universal share data, enter the host name of the client where the universal share is mounted. This name is used for cataloging. Although you can enter any name, a best practice is to enter the host short name, Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), or IP address of the host that has permission to mount the universal share. For database systems, you can enter the host's network ID.

     Note:

     To add a client for a Nutanix Acropolis Cluster, enter the display name of the virtual machine. The display name of a virtual machine is case-sensitive.

     To add a client for a Hadoop cluster, enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the Hadoop cluster or namenode.

   • You cannot add an identically named client twice to one policy.

     However, if you create a policy with client_1 and Client_1 as client names, NetBackup lets you save the policy.

     Update the bp.conf file using the bpsetconfig command. Set CASE_INSENSITIVE_HOSTNAME_VALIDATION = YES to force NetBackup to check for different character case in client names. The check is performed before NetBackup saves the policy. The policy is not saved until the client name issue is fixed.

   • If the client is in multiple policies, use the same name in each policy.

   • If the network configuration has multiple domains, use a more qualified name. For example, use client1.null.com or client1. null rather than only client1.

   • Add only clients with the hardware and the operating systems that this policy supports. For example, do not add a UNIX client to an MS-Windows policy. If you add a client to more than one policy, designate the same hardware and operating system in each of the policies.

     If the hardware and the operating system you want is not in the list, associated client software is not installed on the server. Check the /usr/openv/netbackup/client directory for the directories and software that corresponds to the client you want to install. If the directories or software are not there, rerun the installation script on the server and select the option to install client software.

   • To add a client to backup universal share data, enter the host name of the client where the universal share is mounted.

   • Do not use an IP address as a client name in a policy or the backup may fail. Specify a host name instead.

5. You can either select the Detect client operating system check box or select the appropriate hardware and operating system for the client in the drop-down menu.
6. Perform one of the following:

   • Click Add to add the client to the list and leave the dialog box open to add another client.

   • Click OK to add the client to the list and close the dialog box.

   • Click Cancel to close the dialog box without adding the client.

7. When you are finished in the Clients tab:

   • Click OK to close and save the policy.

   • Click Cancel to close the policy without saving any additions or changes.