Naming Requirements

Backup UNIX clients, release 4.2 and later, use the servers file in the /nsr/res subdirectory to determine whether a Backup server is authorized to back up the client's data. If you don't have the servers file, you can create it in /nsr/res using your preferred editor.

Make sure the servers file on a client contains both the short name and long name of the server you want to use to back up that client's data. For example, the servers file on a Backup client would contain the following names for a Backup server named mars in the oak.com domain:

mars
mars.oak.com

In the Clients resource, list both the short name and the long name, plus any other applicable aliases for each client, in the Alias attribute.