Identifying Inactive Clients (For Symantec NetBackup)
There are two types of inactive clients, and in both cases these clients are not being backed up, maybe intentionally or unintentionally:
• Clients Not in Policy are not part of a policy at the time that a new Data Collector is added. Often these clients are resolved at the time of installation.
• Inactive Policy Clients were once part of a policy, but are not anymore.
To identify inactive clients
1. Select Admin > Hosts and Domains > Hosts and Host Groups.
2. Select the NetBackup group.
3. Select the
Clients Not in Policy host group. If you notice that there are clients in this host group, either assign them to a policy—if they should be backed up—or delete them. In some cases, you might determine that a client need not be backed up and should be removed. In this case, go to
Deleting Hosts.
4. Select the
Inactive Policy Clients host group. If you notice that there are many clients in the
Inactive Policy Clients host group and all these clients are supposed to be backed up by the same backup server, you probably accidently disabled the policy and need to enable it. In some cases, you might determine that a client does not need to be backed up, and should be removed. In this case, go to
Deleting Hosts.
5. Give the Data Collector time to refresh its list of clients. Every night the Data Collector queries your backup servers for a list of clients, and assigns clients to their appropriate host groups.