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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 clients
  6. WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL option for NetBackup clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL option for NetBackup clients

Add the WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL option to use a specific media server that creates the HTTP tunnel for connecting to a specific master server. This option overrides the media and master server list that is automatically generated on the client for sending web service connection requests.

For more information, refer to the About the communication between a NetBackup client located in a demilitarized zone and a master server through an HTTP tunnel section in the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

Table: WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup clients.

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:

WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL = <master> <media>

The option uses the following parameters:

  • master is the hostname or IP address or FQDN of the master server that should be the recipient of the web service connection requests.

  • media is the hostname or IP address or FQDN of the media server that sets up the connection via an HTTP tunnel.

For a multi-domain setup, you can add multiple entries on separate lines. These entries can include a single master server and different media servers or different identities of the media servers like IP addresses, host names, and Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN).

For example,

WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL=<master> <media>

WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL=<master1> <media1>

WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL=<master1> <media1_IP address>

By default, the WEB_SERVER_TUNNEL option is not present in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration Console property

No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.

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