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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup servers
  6. SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup servers and clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW option for NetBackup servers and clients

This option specifies the range of local reserved ports on which this computer accepts connections from NetBackup on other computers when the inbound connection is not to a well known port. This primarily applies to bpcd call-back when vnetd is disabled in the connect options for the remote NetBackup server or client.

The SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW option applies when a server connects to a client that is configured to accept only reserved ports. This option is generally not useful on clients.

Table: SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup master servers or media servers.

How to use

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Use the following format:

SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW = start_port end_port

The default range is from 512 through 1023.

This entry should appear only once in the configuration file.

Example

The following example permits ports from 900 through 1023:

SERVER_RESERVED_PORT_WINDOW = 900 1023

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers or Media Servers > Double-click on server > Port Ranges > Server reserved port window.

See Port Ranges properties.

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