Connect options tab of the Client attributes properties

To access this setting, in the web UI select Hosts > Host properties. Select the server. If necessary click Connect, then click Edit primary server. Click Client attributes. Then click the Connect options tab.

The properties in the Connect options tab describe how a NetBackup server connects to NetBackup clients. The tab appears on the Client attributes page.

The Connect options tab contains the following options.

Table: Connect options tab properties

Property	Description
BPCD connect back	Specifies how daemons are to connect back to the NetBackup Client daemon (BPCD) and contains the following options: Use default connect options Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client's NetBackup server. See Firewall properties. Random port NetBackup randomly chooses a free port in the allowed range to perform the legacy connect-back method. VNETD port NetBackup uses the vnetd port number for the connect-back method.
Ports	Specifies the method that the selected clients should use to connect to the server and contains the following options: Use default connect options Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client's NetBackup server. See Firewall properties. Reserved ports Uses a reserved port number. Non-reserved ports Uses a non-reserved port number.

Property

Description

BPCD connect back

Specifies how daemons are to connect back to the NetBackup Client daemon (BPCD) and contains the following options:

Use default connect options
Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client's NetBackup server.
See Firewall properties.
Random port
NetBackup randomly chooses a free port in the allowed range to perform the legacy connect-back method.
VNETD port
NetBackup uses the vnetd port number for the connect-back method.

Ports

Specifies the method that the selected clients should use to connect to the server and contains the following options:

Use default connect options
Uses the value that is defined in the Firewall host properties of the client's NetBackup server.
See Firewall properties.
Reserved ports
Uses a reserved port number.
Non-reserved ports
Uses a non-reserved port number.

See General tab of the Client attributes properties.

See Client attributes properties.

See Offline option usage considerations and restrictions.

See Where deduplication should occur.

See Windows open file backup tab of the Client attributes properties.

Connect options tab of the Client attributes properties

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