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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section IV. Configuring storage
  4. Troubleshooting storage configuration
  5. Registering a media server
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Registering a media server

If the primary server is not running when you install a media server, the media server is not registered. You cannot discover, configure, and manage the devices of that media server. You must register the media server with the primary server.

To register a media server

  1. Start the EMM service on the primary server.
  2. On the primary server, run the following command. (For hostname, use the host name of the media server.)

    On Windows:

    install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbemmcmd -addhost -machinename hostname -machinetype media -masterserver server_name -operatingsystem os_type -netbackupversion level.major_level.minor_level

    On UNIX:

    /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbemmcmd -addhost -machinename hostname -machinetype media -masterserver server_name -operatingsystem os_type -netbackupversion level.major_level.minor_level

    Note:

    Ensure that the name you use in NetBackup is the same as the host name in the TCP/IP configuration.

    For more information about nbemmcmd command usage, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

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