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  2. NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup clients
  6. MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST for SQL Server clients
NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST for SQL Server clients

The MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST option provides support for the non-readable secondary instance that is hidden. No configuration on the secondary that provides the port number of the primary to NetBackup, so the NetBackup user must provide it.

Table: MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup SQL Server clients.

How to use

Use the bpgetconfig and the bpsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

To add the port number of the primary, use the following format:

MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST = "hostname\instance,port"

For example:

MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST = "myhost\SQL2K22,1633".

Equivalent NetBackup web UI property

No equivalent exists in host properties.

A user with the necessary RBAC permissions can also use the hostProperties API endpoint to configure this setting. See the NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide for details.

To configure the port settings on multiple nodes

  1. Set the host\instance,port on the first node.
    C:\Program Files\Cohesity NetBackup\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpsetconfig -h host16vm5
    bpsetconfig> MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST=host16vm5\SQL2K22,1633
    bpsetconfig> MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST=host16vm6\SQL2K22,1634
    bpsetconfig> ^Z
    
  2. Use bpgetconfig to copy the settings to a file.
    F:\Program Files\Cohesity NetBackup\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpgetconfig -M host16vm5 | 
    findstr MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST > settings.out
  3. Use the file to set the configuration on all the other nodes.
    C:\Program Files\Cohesity NetBackup\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpsetconfig -h host16vm6 settings.out
    

  4. Use bpgetconfig to validate the setting.
    F:\Program Files\Cohesity NetBackup\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpgetconfig -M host16vm6 | 
    findstr MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST
    MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST = host16vm5\SQL2K22,1633
    MSSQL_CONFIG_LIST = host16vm6\SQL2K22,1634
    

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