You need to configure the backup service by creating an appropriate /etc/netbackup/bp.conf config file. You may use /etc/netbackup/bp.conf.default as a template for it. If you are using NIS+, add the following entires to your NIS+ database: nistbladm -a cname=bprd name=bprd proto=tcp port=13720 \ comment='NetBackup request daemon' services.org_dir nistbladm -a cname='bpjava-msvc' name='bpjava-msvc' proto=tcp port=13722 \ comment='NetBackup java application server' services.org_dir nistbladm -a cname=vnetd name=vnetd proto=tcp port=13724 \ comment='Veritas network daemon' services.org_dir nistbladm -a cname=bpcd name=bpcd proto=tcp port=13782 \ comment='NetBackup client daemon' services.org_dir nistbladm -a cname=vopied name=vopied proto=tcp port=13783 \ comment='Veritas One-Time password daemon' services.org_dir nisping org_dir If you do not want to add these service to your NIS+ database, the /etc/nsswitch.conf should contain the entry "services: nisplus files". If not, change this entry and restart the inted daemon (svcadm disable inted ; svcadm enable inted). Per default all NetBackup services are disabled. To activate them, you may use the following commands, depending on your needs: svcadm enable netbackup/client svcadm enable netbackup/java-server svcadm enable netbackup/vopied svcadm enable netbackup/vnetd - Usually netbackup/client is sufficient to enable backups of clients and for text/X based based restore operations (bp or xbp). - To be able to use the java NetBack application, netbackup/java-server needs to be enabled. - To allow none-root users restoring data, netbackup/vopied needs to be used. netbackup/vnetd is usually required on a server, if clients are behind a firewall and are not able to connect to the server on arbitrary ports (local restrictions). - To check, whether all services are running, use the usual command: svcs -xv IP Filter: ---------- You might add the following rules to /etc/ipf/ipf.conf at an appropriate place (close to the beginning of your config file): pass in quick proto tcp from 141.44.2.0/24 to any port = 13782 pass in quick proto tcp from 141.44.7.0/24 to any port = 13782 pass in quick proto tcp from 141.44.8.0/24 to any port = 13782