Adding a NetBackup Server to a Server List

In order for a local host to administer a remote server, the name of the local host must appear in the server list of the remote server.

If you are logging into a remote master server through the login dialog, it is not necessary for the name of the local host to appear in the server list of the remote server. This method of logging on to a remote host is explained in To indicate a remote system upon login.

For example, assume UNIX server grape wants to remotely administer UNIX host apricot.

Grape selects File > Change Server and types apricot as the host name.

If grape is not listed on the server list of apricot, grape receives an error message after trying to change servers to apricot.

Assuming apricot is an authorized NetBackup server, the message that appears may indicate that grape is considered invalid because it does not appear on the server list of apricot.

To add grape to the server list of apricot, follow the steps in To add a server to a UNIX server list.For other reasons why a remote server may be inaccessible, see If You Cannot Access a Remote Server.

  To add a server to a UNIX server list

1. Access the server properties of the destination host using one of the following methods:
   • Start the NetBackup Administration Console (jnbSA) on the local server. Indicate destination host on the login dialog. The jnbSA command is described in the NetBackup Commands for UNIX guide.
   • Start the Windows Display Console on a Windows machine. Indicate destination host on the login dialog.
   • Physically go to the destination host and start jnbSA.
2. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Host Properties > Master Servers.
3. Double-click the server name to view the properties.
4. Select Servers to display the server list.

   The Additional Servers list contains, as the dialog explains, "Servers that can access the currently selected host."

5. To add a server to the server list, click Add. The New Server dialog appears.
6. Type the server name in the field and click Add to add the server to the list. Click Close to close the dialog without adding a server to the list.
7. As when changing any NetBackup property through the Host Properties dialogs, restart all daemons and utilities on the server where the change was made to ensure that the new configuration values are used. Restart the NetBackup Administration Console, as well.

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     Note    The bp.conf file on every UNIX server contains SERVER and possibly MEDIA_SERVER entries. The server list in the properties dialog represents these entries. Hosts listed as media servers have limited administrative privileges.

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  To add a server to a Windows server list

1. Go to the destination host and start the NetBackup Administration Console.
2. Expand Host Properties > Master Server.
3. Double-click the server name to view the properties.
4. Select the Servers tab to display the server list. The server list contains, as the dialog explains, "Servers that can access these machines."
5. To add a server to the server list, type the server name in the field labeled Add to All Lists.
6. Click the + button next to the Add to All Lists field. The server name appears in the server list.
7. Restart all services on the server where the change was made to ensure that the new configuration values are used. Restart the NetBackup Administration Console, as well.