About registering SQL Server instances
All instances that you want protected as part of a SQL Server Intelligent Policy must be registered with credentials. These credentials must have certain privileges.
See About credentials used with SQL Server Intelligent Policy.
Veritas recommends that you use the Applications utility in the NetBackup Administration Console to register instances (). If preferred, the NetBackup administrator can also authorize a DBA to register instances on a specific host.
Instances can be registered in one of the following ways:
Manually, for individual instances.
In the Applications utility, the user selects and individually registers newly discovered instances.
Manually, by adding instances to an instance group.
In the Applications utility, the user creates an instance group and adds instances to the group. Instances use the credentials setting configured for the group.
Automatically, by configuring an instance group to automatically register newly discovered instances.
In the Applications utility, the user creates an instance group and configures the group for automatic registration. Newly discovered instances are automatically added to the group and registered. Instances use the credentials setting configured for the group.
Manually, with the nbsqladm command.
The NetBackup administrator can authorize a DBA to use the nbsqladm command to register instances on a specific host.
See Authorizing a DBA to register instances with the nbsqladm command.