Interpreting the Initial Settings
The dialogs use specific conventions regarding multiple host selections.
If the focus is on a setting that is set differently between the multiple selected hosts, the following statement appears at the bottom of the dialog: This value is different on the selected hosts. This notice is especially helpful regarding differences in text field settings.
Check Box States
The host property check boxes may appear in one of the following three states:
- Selected (checked) if the attribute has been set the same for all selected hosts. To set the property on all selected hosts, select the check box.
- Clear (unchecked) if the property has been set the same for all selected hosts. To clear the property on all selected hosts, clear the check box.
- Gray check if the property is set differently on the selected hosts. To leave the property unchanged, set the box to a gray check.
Edit Field States
If the property contains a text field for specifying a value, the field may be in one of the following states:
- The field may contain a value if the property has the same value for all selected hosts.
- The field may be empty or indicate <<Multiple Entries>> if the property has not been set the same for all selected hosts. When the cursor is moved to such a field, a small notice appears at the bottom of the dialog noting that the value is different on the selected hosts.
States of Multiple Hosts
- If a dialog contains a Selected Host (or similarly named) combo box, all controls on the dialog reflect the values for the host currently selected in the Selected Host box.
- If a dialog does not contain a Selected Host (or similarly named) combo box, settings of all the selected hosts are combined to arrive at a value that is displayed to the user.
Note
In a clustered enviroment, host properties must be made on each node of the cluster separately.
Radio Button States
None of the buttons in a radio button group appear selected when multiple hosts are selected. Leaving it in that state keeps the hosts untouched. Selecting any one from the group updates the setting on all selected hosts.
Number Spinner States
A number spinner appears blank when multiple hosts are selected. Leaving it blank keeps the setting untouched on the selected hosts. Changing the value updates the setting on all selected hosts.
Multiple Hosts of Differing Operating Systems
If the selected hosts are of various operating systems, none of the operating system-specific information appears.
For example, if two clients are selected, Linux client apricot and Windows 2000 client grapefruit, neither the Windows Client node nor the UNIX Client node will appear in the Host Properties tree, or any of the sub-nodes. If all the selected hosts are running the same operating systems, the corresponding node and sub-node will appear.
At any time you can choose from the following options:
- Click Defaults to set all the fields on the current dialog to the default values.
- Click OK to apply all changes since Apply was last clicked. OK also closes the dialog.
- Click Cancel to cancel changes made since the last time changes were applied.
- Click Apply to save changes to all of the properties for the selected host(s).
To make sure that NetBackup uses a changed setting, restart the all daemons and utilities (including the NetBackup Administration Console) to ensure that the new configuration values are used.
- Click Help for information on the properties that appear on the current dialog.
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