GRFS Advertised Name

In order to set the correct client name and paths in Backup Exec UNIX images .f file paths, the master server must be mapped between the GRFS Advertised Name (generic file system name) and the actual client name and path.

The GRFS Advertised Name uses the following format:

ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME/advertised_path

where ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME is the advertised host name and advertised_path is the advertised path. The ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME should usually be entered in capitals.

The GRFS Advertised Name is the name that the Backup Exec UNIX agent (running on the UNIX client machine) used to identify itself to the Backup Exec server. The advertised name may not have been the same as the real machine name and path.

A Backup Exec service had mapped the advertised name to the actual machine name and path, then backed up the advertised name and path. When NetBackup imports Backup Exec UNIX backups, the mapping service is not present, so the names and paths must be indicated.

If no entries are indicated in the Backup Exec Tape Reader host properties, NetBackup assumes that the advertised name is the same as the real machine name and the advertised path is the same as the real path.