Rescanning for Fibre Transport devices from a SAN client
A rescan operation tries to find new FT devices from the client. If the scan detects new FT devices, NetBackup adds them to the EMM database. A rescan operation is a time- and compute-intensive operation. It may not discover new devices (especially if the client system requires a restart and you do not restart it).
Depending on the operating system capabilities and the HBA driver and its settings, the scan may search for new Fibre Channel devices.
To rescan SAN clients
- On Microsoft Windows clients, use the Windows Device Manager to scan for hardware changes.
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media and Device Management > Devices > SAN Clients.
- Select a client in the right pane.
- Click Action > Rescan SAN Client FT Devices.
In the Rescan SAN Client dialog box, monitor the following status of the operation:
Initiated
Client system must be restarted
Failure
- If required, restart the client system.