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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. INITIATE_REVERSE_CONNECTION for servers
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

INITIATE_REVERSE_CONNECTION for servers

The INITIATE_REVERSE_CONNECTION option lets the master server or the media server publish the messages to the message queue broker during communication with NAT clients or NAT servers (or NAT hosts).

Table: INITIATE_REVERSE_CONNECTION information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup 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:

To initiate a reverse connection with NAT hosts, use the following format:

INITIATE_REVERSE_CONNECTION = TRUE

Equivalent Administration Console

No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.

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