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Configuring NetBackup Ports

NetBackup communicates between computers by using a combination of registered and dynamically allocated ports.

  • Registered ports are registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and are permanently assigned to specific NetBackup services. For example, the port for the NetBackup client daemon service (bpcd) is 13782. These ports are specified in a system configuration file.
  • On UNIX systems: /etc/services
    On Windows systems:
    %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\services
    Media Manager services include tape library control daemons, which accept connections from daemons on other servers that are sharing the same library. See the services file on the media server to determine the ports required for a specific library.
  • Dynamically-allocated ports are assigned, as needed, from ranges that you can specify on NetBackup clients and servers. In addition to the range of numbers, you can configure the following for dynamically allocated ports:
    • Whether NetBackup selects a port number at random from the allowed range or starts at the top of the range and uses the first one available.
    • Whether connections to bpcd on a client use reserved or nonreserved ports.
    • These settings are useful in environments that use firewalls for security and are explained later in this section.

NetBackup and Media Manager Ports

Daemon/
Service
Port Description

ACSD

13702

The Automated Cartridge System (ACS) daemon is a robotic daemons.

ARDBD

3306

The database server used for the NetBackup Advanced Reporter database.

BPCD

13782

The NetBackup Client daemon.

On UNIX clients, BPCD can only be run in standalone mode.

On Windows, BPCD always runs under the supervision of BPINETD.EXE. There is a NetBackup-specific configuration parameter for BPCD. If the port number is changed within the NetBackup configuration, the software causes the port number in the services file to be updated as well.

BPDBM

13721

The NetBackup database manager daemon.

BPJAVA-MSVC

13722

The NetBackup-Java application server authentication service program.

BPJOBD

13723

The NetBackup Jobs Database Management daemon.

BPRD

13720

The NetBackup Request daemon.

On Windows, there is a NetBackup specific configuration parameter for BPRD. If the port number is changed within the NetBackup configuration, the software causes the port number in the services file to be updated as well.

LMFCD

13718

The Library Management Facility (LMF) control daemon is a robotic daemons.

MIGRD

13699

The VSM request daemon (database request management) for Storage Migrator. MIGRD handles communication for VSM-Java and commands.

NBDBD

13784

The Persistent Storage daemon. NBDBD only runs if the GDM server or GDM-managed server license is added to the NetBackup server. visd requires nbdbd to be running before it will start.

NDMP

10000

The acronym for Network Data Management Protocol. NDMP Servers are designed to adhere to this protocol and listen on port 10000 (by default) for NDMP Clients to connect to them.

ODLD

13706

The Optical Disk Library (ODL) daemon is a robotic daemon.

RSMD

13719

The Removable Storage Manager (RSM) daemon. This process is one of the robotic daemons.

TL4D

13713

The Tape Library 4MM (TL4) daemon is a robotic daemon.

TL8CD

13705

The Tape Library 8MM (TL8) control daemon is a robotic daemon.

TLDCD

13711

The Tape Library DLT (TLD) control daemon is a robotic daemon.

TLHCD

13717

The Tape Library Half-inch (TLH) control daemon is a robotic daemon.

TLMD

13716

The Tape Library Multimedia (TLM) daemon is a robotic daemons.

TS8D

13709

The Tape Stacker 8MM (TS8) daemon is a robotic daemon.

TSDD

13714

The Tape Stacker DLT (TSD) daemon is a robotic daemon.

TSHD

13715

The Tape Stacker Half-inch (TSH) daemon is a robotic daemon.

VISD

9284

The VERITAS Information Server Daemon. visd requires nbdbd to be running before it will start.

Note: Do not use port number 65535 for either visd or the Dashboards, as this port number causes problems for both visd and the Dashboards.

VMD

13701

The Media Manager volume daemon. VMD logs an error message using syslogd on UNIX or the Event Viewer on Windows, if the port that it binds to is in use. If this occurs, it may be necessary to override the services file.

VNETD

13724

The VERITAS Network daemon.

VOPIED

13783

The daemon that provides VERITAS One-time Password user authentication. VOPIED is used to authenticate user names, hosts names, and group/domain names.

On UNIX clients, VOPIED can only be run in standalone mode.

On Windows, VOPIED always runs under the supervision of BPINETD.EXE.

web server

8885

A Web Server is used with NetBackup Advanced Reporter to provide a database connection and render reports.

Port 8885 is used for NetBackup for UNIX. The same port is used for NetBackup version 5.0 or later for Windows.

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