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Enabling and Disabling a Storage Device

Before the ISM server can use a storage device for backup or restore operations, you must enable it. To determine if a storage device is enabled or disabled, use the ism_show -devices command or the nsradmin -c command. You can use the nsradmin -c command in full-screen mode to enable or disable a storage device as shown in the following steps.

Using the nsradmin command to enable or disable a storage device
  1. Log in as user root.
  2. Enter the following command: 
    nsradmin -c
  3. Choose the command Select.
  4. Under type, choose NSR device.
  5. Choose the command Next until you locate the storage device you want to modify.
  6. Choose the command Edit, and then press RETURN.
  7. Under enabled, select Yes or No.
  8. Press ESC to leave the menu.
  9. Press RETURN to save your changes.

You cannot enable or disable a storage device that has an ISM storage volume mounted on it.

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