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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section III. Configuring hosts
  4. Managing host properties
  5. Client attributes properties
  6. Connect options tab of the Client attributes properties
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Connect options tab of the Client attributes properties

To access this setting, in the web UI select Hosts > Host properties. Select the server. If necessary click Connect, then click Edit primary server. Click Client attributes. Then click the Connect options tab.

The properties in the Connect options tab describe how a NetBackup server connects to NetBackup clients. The tab appears on the Client attributes page.

The Connect options tab contains the following options.

Table: Connect options tab properties

Property

Description

BPCD connect back

Specifies how daemons are to connect back to the NetBackup Client daemon (BPCD) and contains the following options:

  • Use default connect options

    Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client's NetBackup server.

    See Firewall properties.

  • Random port

    NetBackup randomly chooses a free port in the allowed range to perform the legacy connect-back method.

  • VNETD port

    NetBackup uses the vnetd port number for the connect-back method.

Ports

Specifies the method that the selected clients should use to connect to the server and contains the following options:

  • Use default connect options

    Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client's NetBackup server.

    See Firewall properties.

  • Reserved ports

    Uses a reserved port number.

  • Non-reserved ports

    Uses a non-reserved port number.

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