Add or Change Preferred Network Settings dialog box
The Add Preferred Network Settings dialog box contains the following properties.
Table: Add or Change Preferred Network Settings dialog box properties
Property | Description |
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Target | Enter a network address or a host name: If an address is specified as the network, it's usually considered a remote or target address. NetBackup recognizes the following wildcard entries as addresses: 0.0.0.0
Matches any IPv4 address. 0::0
Matches any IPv6 address.
0/0
Matches the address of any family.
If a host name is specified as the network, then the address that is used is the first returned by the DNS resolver.
Do not use the following malformed entries as wildcards: 0/32, 0/64, or 0/128. The left side of the slash must be a legitimate IP address. However, 0/0 may be used, as listed. |
Match | The Match directive indicates that the specified network, address, or host name is preferred for communication with the selected host. The Match directive does not reject other networks, addresses, or host names from being selected, even if they do not match. (The Only directive rejects unsuitable targets if they do not match.) The Match directive is useful following a Prohibited or a Only directive. When used with other directives, Match indicates to NetBackup to stop rule processing because a suitable match has been found. The Match directive can be used with the Source property to indicate source binding. |
Prohibited | Use the Prohibited directive to exclude or prevent the specified network, address, or host name from being considered. In a list of DNS addresses, addresses in these networks are avoided. |
Only | The Only directive indicates that the specified network, address, or host name that is used for communication with the selected host must be in the specified network. Use the Only directive to prevent any network from being considered other than those specified as Only. This directive replaces the REQUIRED_NETWORK configuration option. The Only directive can be used with the Source property to indicate source binding. |
Source | Use this property with the Match or the Only directives to describe the local host name, IP addresses, or networks that may be used for source binding. NetBackup matches the desired source interfaces, (backup networks, for example) with the target addresses described by the Source property. The corresponding configuration option for this property is PREFERRED_NETWORK. This property replaces the REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry. See PREFERRED_NETWORK option for NetBackup servers. |
