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NetBackup™ Network Ports Reference Guide

NetBackup primary server ports

The primary server must be able to communicate with the media servers and clients.

The following table lists the minimum ports required by the primary server:

Table: NetBackup primary server ports

Source

Destination

Service

Port

Primary server

Media server

VERITAS_PBX

1556

Primary server

Media server

VNETD

137241

Primary server

Client

VERITAS_PBX

1556

Primary server

Client

VNETD

137241

Primary server

Media server

NBSSC

56372

1 - It applies while you use the Resilient Network feature or when NetBackup 8.0 or earlier primary server cannot reach a legacy service via PBX.

2 - This port is used to provide back-level media server support for the media servers that are configured for cloud storage. Only media server versions 7.7.x to 8.1.2 are supported.

Ensure that the older media servers use this port. Communication with the primary server fails if the older media servers use a different port.

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