Remote Device Configuration

You configure remote standalone devices in an administration session with the controlling Backup server the same way you configure a standalone device that is connected to the Backup server. When you create each device, add a prefix to the device name that includes rd= and the storage node's hostname. For example, rd=omega:/dev/rmt/1mbn creates a device called /dev/rmt/1mbn on a storage node machine called omega. For specific instructions, see the online help for configuring devices.

There are two steps to configure a remote autochanger or silo device. First, verify that the storage node is listed in the Administrator attribute in the Server resource of the controlling server. It must have the form root@hostname, where hostname is the hostname of the storage node. Then run the jb_config program on the storage node machine to define each device in the autochanger or silo. See "jb_config" or refer to the jb_config man page for the syntax and options for this program.

When the jb_config program is completed, you can remove the storage node's hostname from the Administrator list. If you add another autochanger later, you must add the storage node's host name to the Administrator's attribute before running the jb_config program again.