Activating or deactivating a media server
When you activate a media server, NetBackup can use it for backup and restore jobs. You can deactivate a media server. A common reason to do so is to perform maintenance. When a media server is deactivated, NetBackup does not send job requests to it.
When you deactivate a media server, the following things occur:
Current jobs are allowed to complete.
If the host is part of a shared drive configuration, it does not scan drives.
To activate or deactivate a media server
- Open the NetBackup web UI.
- On the left, click Storage > Media servers. Then click the Media servers tab.
- Select the media server to activate or deactivate.
- Click Activate or Deactivate.