Configuring drive name rules
Use the following procedure to configure the rules that NetBackup uses to name tape drives. The procedure describes how to configure the rules in the NetBackup Administration Console.
Alternatively, if you use the NetBackup Device Configuration Wizard, click in the Device Hosts screen. The same Configure Drive Name Rules dialog box that is described in the following procedure.
To configure drive name rules
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device Management > Drives.
- On the Actions menu, select New > Tape Drive.
- In the New Drive dialog box, click Configure.
- If you use <host name> in the rule and the drive is a shared drive, the name of the first host that discovers the drive is used as the host name. The name for a shared drive must be identical on all servers that share the drive.
In the Configure Drive Name Rules dialog box, configure the rules for naming drives:
To change the global rule, select Global Rule.
To create a local rule, select the check box for the device host.
Select the fields from which to create the drive name from the list of available fields. Click Add>> to make a field part of the rule.
To add own text to the drive name rule, enter the text in the Custom Text field and click the Add button.
Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the order of the fields that are defined for the rule.
Click Create Rule to finalize the rule.
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