Adding a tape drive to NetBackup manually
Use the following procedures to add a tape drive manually.
Note:
Veritas recommends that you use the Device Configuration Wizard to add and update tape storage devices.
To add a drive using the Actions menu
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device Management > Devices.
- On the Actions menu, select New > Tape Drive.
For the drive name, do one of the following:
Enter a name for the drive in the Drive name field.
Select Use drive name rules. This option uses rules to name the drive automatically.
- To configure the host and the path information, click Add in the Host and path information area of the dialog box.
See Host and path information (tape drive configuration options).
- In the Drive information area of the dialog box, configure the drive properties.
The properties depend on the drive type and host server type.
- After you configure all of the properties, click OK.
- If the device changes are complete, select Yes on the Restart Device Manager dialog box or the Media and Device Management dialog box to restart the Device Manager or the device daemon.
If you intend to make other changes, click No; you can restart the Device Manager or the device daemon after you make the final change.
If you restart the Device Manager or the device daemon, any backups, archives, or restores that are in progress also may be stopped.
More Information