VERITAS NetBackupTM 5.0, User Manual And Product Specifications

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The Global Device Database Host
40 NetBackup Media Manager System Administrator’s Guide for Windows
When you install NetBackup, the default option is to have the master server configured to
be the global device database host. If your environment contains multiple master servers,
you can designate a different server to be your global device database host during the
installation.
If you have multiple master servers in your configuration or did not install or upgrade
your master servers before the media servers, then more than one host may have been
designated as the global device database host. See “To synchronize the database” on
page 40 to correct this problem.
You should manage your media servers from the master server point of view.
Managing This Host
The following topics explain the commands that are used to manage the global device
database host.
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To add a device host to the database
This is a NetBackup Enterprise Server topic.
Unless you add a drive or add a robotic library, entries for each device host are not entered
in the database (no host entries are present in the database).
1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, click Media and Device Management >
Devices
.
2. Select Actions > Global Device Database > Add Device Host.
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To remove a device host from the database
This is a NetBackup Enterprise Server topic.
1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, click Media and Device Management >
Devices
.
2. Select Actions > Global Device Database > Remove Device Host.
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To synchronize the database
This procedure updates host settings in the global device database to be consistent with
the device configurations of all of the device hosts in your configuration.
Synchronizing the global device database is normally not necessary, but can be done if
you are experiencing problems and have made recent configuration changes to your local
device hosts that may not have been recognized.