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How do I add a Media Server to an existing NetBackup environment?

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This procedure doesn't seem to be any one place in the documentation. This is my very quick summary, and I'm not sure I've accounted for every scenario.

1. Install the server software on the media server

2. When prompted, do not install any clients other than the one for the media server

3. When prompted "is xyz the master server?" answer NO.

4. Add the server's name to the masters's bp.conf file

5. In NBU 6.0, if you don't see the server in the device configuration wizard after the above steps, you may have to run the following nbemmcmd to add that server to the emm database

[root@nbu6master admincmd]# nbemmcmd -addhost -machinename sunny1 -machinetype media -netbackupversion 6.0 -masterserver nbu6master -operatingsystem solaris NBEMMCMD, Version:6.0MP4 Command completed successfully. [root@nbu6master admincmd]# [root@nbu6master admincmd]# nbemmcmd -listhosts NBEMMCMD, Version:6.0MP4 The following hosts were found: server nbu6master master nbu6master media sunny1 Command completed successfully.

6. You should now be able to configure devices via the "Configure storage devices" wizard in the NBU GUI.