Veritas NetBackup™ Flex Scale Installation and Configuration Guide
- Preparing for NetBackup Flex Scale deployment
- Configuring NetBackup Flex Scale
- Troubleshooting NetBackup Flex Scale deployment
- NetBackup Flex Scale upgrades and patch management
- Removing NetBackup Flex Scale
- Appendix A. Installing NetBackup Flex Scale
- About NetBackup Flex Scale software installation
- Enabling remote IPMI connections
- Setting up the RAID configuration on the nodes
- Configuring the BIOS settings on the nodes
- Downloading the product installer ISO
- Mounting the ISO file on the nodes
- Installing NetBackup Flex Scale using the ISO
- Installing Emergency Engineering Binaries (EEBs)
Firewall and network ports requirements
If a firewall is configured, then ensure that the firewall settings allow access to the services and ports used by NetBackup Flex Scale. Enable both inbound and outbound communication for these ports and services.
The following table lists the ports and services that must be accessible:
Table: NetBackup Flex Scale required ports and services
Port / Protocol / Type | Service | Description |
|---|---|---|
443 / TCP Outbound | HTTPS |
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8443 / TCP Inbound and Outbound | HTTPS | Used while configuring the cluster by connecting to a node using its public IP address. |
14161 / TCP Inbound and Outbound | HTTPS | Used for accessing the infrastructure console UI. |
636 / TCP | LDAP and Active Directory | Used for configuring LDAP and AD with secure SSL |
389 | LDAP and Active directory | Used for configuring LDAP and AD without SSL certificate |
The following table lists the optional ports and services for NetBackup Flex Scale:
Table: NetBackup Flex Scale optional ports and services
Port / Protocol / Type | Service | Description |
|---|---|---|
22 / TCP Inbound | SFTP | Used for sending product logs to the Veritas support site. |
25 / TCP Outbound | SMTP | Used for sending alerts via email. |
8199 / TCP Inbound and Outbound | Volume Replicator Administrative service | Used by Veritas Volume Replicator (VVR) for communication between the (Required only when catalog replication is configured) |
8989 / TCP Inbound and Outbound | Volume Replicator Resync Utility | Used by VVR for communication between the in.vxrsyncd daemons that are used for differences-based synchronization. (Required only when catalog replication is configured) |
4145 / TCP / UDP Inbound and Outbound | Volume Replicator Connection Server | Used by VVR for heartbeat communication between the Primary and Secondary. (Required only when catalog replication is configured) |
14155 / TCP / UDP Inbound and Outbound | VCS Global Cluster Option (GCO) | Heartbeat to monitor remote cluster health. (Required only when catalog replication is configured) |
TCP / UDP Anonymous ports (32768-60999) | Client connections | Ports used for each Primary-Secondary connection for data replication between the Primary and the Secondary. One data port is required on each host. These are short-lived ports assigned automatically by OS for client side socket connections in client-server communication. |
You might need access to additional ports based on the NetBackup features that you plan to use. For more details about the ports that are used by NetBackup, see the Veritas NetBackup™ Network Ports Reference Guide on SORT.