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How do I add a robot to a Media Server?

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Physically attach the library to the Media server and follow the specific configuration instructions specified by the manufacturer and the OS vendor. Verify that you can give the robot instructions at the OS level. This can be done with xdevadm, the Java GUI, or the NT GUI. If using xdevadm, select Add Robot from the Robot dialog menu. If using the Java or NT GUIs, start Media and Device Management and click on the Media Manager that you wish to add the robot to and select New | Robot from the Actions dialog menu. Select the appropriate robot type by consulting the Release Notes document ~V Supported Peripherals (release_notes.pdf). Specify a unique robot number that will not be used within the rest of the organization, and specify the volume database host that will store the client indexes (it is recommended that you always specify your master server). If your robot is being controlled by another system, specify the host that is controlling it. If your robot is locally controlled, specify the specify the robot control file. Consult the Media Manager Device Configuration Guide for additional details. The JAVA and NT GUIs will then prompt you to restart the media manager daemon, and do it for you automatically. If you are using xdevadm, you must restart the media manager daemon (ltid) when you are ready for NetBackup to see the robot. To do this, use the command /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/stopltid followed by /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/ltid to restart it. Any backups that are in progress at that time may fail.