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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section III. Configuring storage
  4. Configuring robots and tape drives
  5. Managing tape drives
  6. Changing a drive path operating mode
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Changing a drive path operating mode

In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device Management > Device Monitor. In the right pane of the Device Monitor dialog box, the Drive Paths pane shows path information for drives if one of the following is true:

  • Multiple (redundant) paths to a drive are configured

  • Any drives are configured as shared drives (Shared Storage Option)

To change a drive path operating mode

  1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device Management > Device Monitor.
  2. If you licensed a disk pool feature, select the Drives tab.
  3. In the Drive Paths pane, select a path or select multiple paths.
  4. On the Actions menu, choose a command for the path action, as follows:
    • Up Path

    • Down Path

    • Reset Path

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