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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide
  3. Appendix A. NetBackup Commands
  4. configureMQ
Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

Name

configureMQ — configures the NetBackup Messaging Broker service.

SYNOPSIS

configureMQ [-defaultPorts] | [-externalPort port1 -internalPorts port2 port3 port4]

configureMQ -enableCluster

configureMQ -disableCluster

 

On UNIX systems, the directory path to this command is /usr/openv/mqbroker/bin/install/

On Windows systems, the directory path to this command is install_path\NetBackup\mqbroker\bin\install

DESCRIPTION

Use this command to configure NetBackup Messaging Broker or nbmqbroker service. The service is required to initiate the connection between NAT clients and the NetBackup master server or the media server.

In a cluster configuration, you can run the configureMQ command only on the active node.

OPTIONS

-defaultPorts

Specifies the default internal and external communication ports for the NetBackup Messaging Broker service.

The default external port is 13781. The default internal ports are 13780, 13779, and 13778. Ensure that the default port numbers are available for use.

-disableCluster

Disables monitoring of the NetBackup Messaging Broker service in the cluster.

-enableCluster

Enables the cluster to monitor the NetBackup Messaging Broker service.

-externalPorts port1 -internalPorts port2 port3 port4

Specify external and internal communication ports for the NetBackup Messaging Broker service. Use these options if you want to specify the ports other than the default ports. Ensure that the port numbers that you specify are unique and available for use.

The external port must be accessible to other NetBackup hosts.

EXAMPLES

Example: Configure the NetBackup Messaging Broker service with the non-default ports.

configureMQ -externalPort 13832 -internalPorts 13833 13834 13835

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