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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ OpsCenter Administrator's Guide
  3. Understanding data collection
  4. About configuring data collection for NetBackup
  5. Settings > Configuration > NetBackup > Add Master Server options
Veritas NetBackup™ OpsCenter Administrator's Guide

Settings > Configuration > NetBackup > Add Master Server options

Enter the details for the master server on the Add NetBackup Master   Servers page.

Table: NetBackup Master Server options

Option

Description

Master Server Name

Enter a host name or an IP address of the master server or appliance master server. This field is required.

In case the master server is clustered, enter the virtual name of the master server.

Note:

You cannot add an appliance media server directly to the OpsCenter console.

Display Name

Enter an alternate name for the master server or appliance master server. The display name is used for the master server on all views of the OpsCenter console.

NetBackup User Name

Enter a valid NetBackup user name.

NetBackup Password

Enter the NetBackup password.

Note:

OpsCenter uses the NetBackup bpjava protocol to collect some of the data types from NetBackup. The bpjava protocol requires NetBackup credentials.

Click the Test Connection button to validate the NetBackup credentials.

Click the Save and Add More button to add more master servers. Click the Save and Close button to save the settings. Click the Cancel button to cancel the settings.

Note:

The data for image, error log, capacity license, traditional license, and breakup jobs is used in OpsCenter reports.

NBSL and bpjava protocol are used to automatically collect NetBackup data.

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