Connect Options tab of the Client Attributes properties
The properties in the Connect Options tab describe how a NetBackup server connects to NetBackup clients. The tab appears on the Client Attributes dialog box.
The Connect Options tab contains the following options.
Table: Connect Options tab properties
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| Specifies how daemons are to connect back to the NetBackup Client daemon (BPCD) and contains the following options: Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client's NetBackup server. See Firewall properties. NetBackup randomly chooses a free port in the allowed range to perform the legacy connect-back method. NetBackup uses the vnetd port number for the connect-back method.
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| Specifies the method that the selected clients should use to connect to the server and contains the following options: Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client's NetBackup server. See Firewall properties. Uses a reserved port number. Uses a non-reserved port number.
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| Specifies the method that the selected clients should use to connect to the server and contains the following options. Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client's NetBackup server. Connects to the daemons on the server using vnetd if possible. If the daemons cannot use vnetd, the connection is made by using the daemon's legacy port number. Connects to the daemons on the server by using only vnetd. If the firewall rules prevent a server connection using the legacy port number, check this option. When selected, the setting is not applicable. In addition, the setting uses , regardless of the value selected. Connects to the daemons on the server by using only the legacy port number. This option only affects connections to NetBackup 7.0 and earlier. For connections to NetBackup 7.0.1 and later, the veritas_pbx port is used. See Resilient Network properties.
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