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Add Nodes Using Discover

CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager lets you add multiple nodes from the Discover process.

To add nodes using Discover

  1. Log in to the application and click Nodes on the Navigation bar.

    The Nodes screen opens.

  2. Click Discover on the Node toolbar.

    The Discover by active directory dialog opens.

  3. Complete the following fields:

    Click Add, and then click Start Discover.

    Discover runs.

  4. When Discovering nodes complete, the following confirmation message appears: 
    Do you want to continue to add nodes from Discover Result?

    Click Yes to go to Add Nodes from Discovery Results.

    Note: To close the message without adding nodes, click No.

    The Add nodes from Discovery result screen opens displaying a list of the discovered nodes.

  5. From the Nodes Discovered list, select the nodes that you want to add and click the arrow to add them to the Nodes to Protect list. Click Next when you are finished.

    Note: You can filter the list by Node Name or Domain to minimize the list.

  6. (Optional) Select one or more nodes and click Hide Selected Nodes to hide nodes you do not want to back up.
  7. (Optional) Check the Show hidden nodes option to display any hidden nodes back on to the Nodes Discovered list. To hide the nodes again, uncheck the option.
  8. On the Node Credentials screen, provide a User Name and Password for the node you want to add. You can specify global credentials or apply credentials to the selected nodes.
  9. Click Finish.

The nodes are added.