From the Controller window, navigate to Tools > Maintenance.
CMS Supervisor displays the Maintenance window.
Click the Operations tab.
Select Backup/Restore Devices in the Operations list.
Click OK.
Supervisor displays the Backup/Restore Devices window.
In the Device Name field, enter the name of the backup/restore device.
If you want to refer to your backup/restore device as ddrive1, enter ddrive1 in the Device Name field.
In the Path field, enter the full operating system path to access the device.
See the Accessing devices section in your operating system’s Administrator's Guide for more information about devices and paths. If the device type is Other, its system path cannot be located on the CMS disk. In addition, the USB storage device or network must be mounted.
In the Description field, enter any additional information to help identify the device.
The Device Name field now has the option of Tape and Other. Tape includes all currently supported tape drives. Other includes the USB and network type backup devices.
From the Actions menu, select Add.
The device is defined through CMS and can be used for backup and restore operations.
