Configure drive name rules
Use the following procedure to configure the rules that NetBackup uses to name tape drives. These rules are defined in the Configure drives and robots wizard.
To configure drive name rules
- Open the NetBackup web UI.
- On the left, select Storage > Tape storage.
- At the top right, select Actions > Configure storage devices.
- On the Device hosts step of the wizard, go to the section Configured drive name rules.
- To create a new rule, select Add.
- You can replace the global rule or create a local rule:
To replace the global rule, select the Global rule check box.
A global rule must always exist and only one global rule can exist. If you want to override the existing global rule, you can create another global rule to replace it.
To create a local rule, select Add and enter or select the name of the device host.
- Select Next.
- Configure the rules for naming drives:
To select a field that you want to use in the drive name, select Add field. Then select the field from the dropdown list.
If you use host name in the rule and the drive is a shared drive, the name of the first host that discovers the drive is used as the host name. The name for a shared drive must be identical on all servers that share the drive.
To add custom text to the drive name rule, select Add custom text. Then enter the custom text.
To change the order of the fields that are used for the drive name, select Actions > Move up or Actions > Move down.
- Select Create to finalize the rule.