To configure a policy to use an SLP

1. Select NetBackup Management > Policies in the left pane of the Administration Console.
2. Select Actions > New > New Policy.
3. Type the policy name, test-backup-policy in the Add a New Policy dialog box, and click OK. The Change Policy window is displayed.
4. Use the information provided in the table to configure the policy Attribute settings.

   Attributes parameter	Value
   Policy name	test-backup-policy
   Policy type	Standard (OS of primary server)
   Policy storage	NYC_1month_to_LON_2weeks (scroll to locate this selection)
   All other policy attributes	Use default settings - do not change

5. Click the Schedules tab of the policy.
6. Click New to add a new schedule to the policy. The Add Schedule window is displayed.
7. Configure the Schedule Attributes using the information provided in the table.

   Schedule parameter	Value
   Schedule name	full_slp
   Type of Backup	Full Backup (default)
   Calendar	Not selected (default)
   Frequency	1 week (default)
   Override policy storage selection	Not checked (default)
   Media multiplexing	1 (default)

8. Click OK to save the full_slp schedule.

   Note:

   No start window has been set up for this schedule. Only manual backups can be run using this schedule.

9. Verify that the entry for the full_slp schedule is displayed in the Schedules tab.
10. Click the Clients tab of the test-backup-policy policy.
11. Add a NetBackup Client hostname for the Client name and check Detect client operating system or select the correct Hardware and operating system.

    Note:

    Use the method of your choice to enter the hardware and operating system of the client.

12. Verify that an entry for <master server> is added to the Clients tab.
13. Click the Backup Selections tab of the policy.
14. Add an entry for /etc to the Backup Selections of the policy.
15. Verify that the /etc entry is displayed in the list of Backup Selections of the policy.
16. Click OK to save the test-backup-policy policy.
17. Verify that the test-backup-policy policy is included in the list of policies displayed in the All Policies pane of the Administration Console.
18. Select NetBackup Management > Policies in the left pane of the Administration Console.
19. Right-click the entry for the NYC_1month_to_LON_2weeks policy in the All Policies pane, and then select Actions > Manual Backup.
20. Click OK in the Manual Backup window to initiate the operation.
21. Immediately click Activity Monitor in the left pane of the Administration Console. Note the most recent job entries in the Activity Monitor that use the NYC_1month_to_LON_2weeks policy.