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  3. Section IX. Data Protection
  4. Configuration for Commvault Simpana
  5. Open TCP/IP access to the Commvault database
  6. Additional Static Port Configuration Steps

Additional Static Port Configuration Steps

If you configured a static port during the port configuration process take the following steps

On the Commvault CommCell Server:

  1. Start the ODBC Data Source Administrator tool.

  2. Select the Commvault database DSN (usually a system DSN) and click Configure.

  3. Click Next.

  4. Select With SQL Server authentication using a login ID and password entered by the user.

  5. Enter the required User ID and password.

  6. Click Client Configuration and make the following changes.

    • In the Network libraries window, select TCP/IP.

    • Enter the server name.

    • De-select Dynamically determine port. ODBC uses port 1433 as a default, so it will be grayed out.

    • Click OK.

  7. Click Next and change the database, if needed.

  8. Click Next, then Finish.

  9. Click Test Data Source.

  10. Click OK.

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