Quoting "W. Curtis Preston" <curtis AT colltech DOT com>:

> My biggest problem that I've found is when one 
creates a new storage
> unit.  I have never been able to add a new storage 
unit and get backups to
> go that storage unit without a stop/start.  
Otherwise, you just get a
> "storage unit unavailable" message.  How do you get 
around that problem?
>
> At 12:03 PM 6/29/00 -0400, Martin, Barbara wrote:
> >I am surprised to learn that Veritas does not 
officially support adding or
> >removing a slave with the master and all other 
slaves active.  I have done
> >this several times.  Once with a Veritas consultant 
on site.  As long as
> >there are no current backups running on the slave to 
be removed and you
> have
> >no backups scheduled to go to that slave, there are 
no problems with
> >removing the slave.  The same for adding a slave, 
which is even easier
> since
> >you cannot configure backups to the new slave until 
after the slave is
> >active.  I have never had to stop all backups on the 
master and other
> >slaves.  I have the adding of a new slave procedure 
documented.  Please
> >contact me if you want further information.
> >
> >Barb Martin
> >Voice:          (937)445-3674
> >VoicePlus:      622-3674
> >FAX:            (937)445-3398
> >mailto:barbara.martin AT DaytonOH.NCR DOT COM
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Pascal VIOLERO AI/DI-TA 
[SMTP:pascal.violero AT airbus DOT fr]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 3:34 AM
> > > To:   veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> > > Subject:      [Veritas-bu] How to add or remove a 
slave server without
> > > stopping master and all others slaves
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >             Hi,
> > >
> > >             Veritas indicate to us that it's 
mandatory to stop all
> slave
> > >             servers and master to add a new slave
> > >             server in the configuration, so all 
backups are stopped.
> > >
> > >             Do you know if a solution exist (as 
is not supported by
> > >             veritas) to add or remove a slave 
without stopping master
> > >             and
> > >             others slaves, and if it's possible 
without stopping
> current
> > >             backup.
> > >
> > >             Best regards,
> > >
> > >             --------------------------------------
> > >             Pascal Violero (AI/DI-T)
> > >             Phone : 05.61.9(3.28.03)
> > >             Email : pascal.violero AT airbus DOT fr
> > >             Fax   : 05.61.9(3.35.67)
> > >             --------------------------------------
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> ---
> W. Curtis Preston, Principal Consultant at Collective 
Technologies
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no guarantee here, but you can try this:

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