11-19-2013 07:25 AM
Hi ALL,
Please can anybody know me the difference between client_name and required_interface in bp.conf file.
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO33232&profileURL=https%3A%2F%2Fsymaccount-profile.symantec.com%2FSSO%2Findex.jsp%3FssoID%3D138487466460855MdI6y37976mP0s38AGcfhd2x43D13l4BED6
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11-19-2013 10:11 AM
CLIENT_NAME = <name> - this specifies your client name - simple
REQUIRED_INTERFACE = unix23
This forces ALL netbackup traffic through the IP address that resolves to unix23 - simples.
11-19-2013 07:50 AM
Yep, that's REQUIRED_INTERFACE:
And this is CLIENT_NAME:
They sure are different!
You know what's ALSO different? EVERY OTHER bp.conf ENTRY.
So do you have a more useful question or did you just need to earn a point today?
11-19-2013 07:51 AM
A very popular use of this was to perform alternate restores of databases. After being backed up using the DB agent change the required_interface value.
Used to use this to refresh SAP landscapes back in the day.
And still is referenced in Oracle forums.
See for example here.
https://forums.oracle.com/thread/128555
11-19-2013 07:52 AM
That's a pretty old technote. PREFERRED_NETWORK replaces the REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry.
See How NetBackup uses the directives to determine which network to use in the Admin Guide
11-19-2013 08:20 AM
thanks ALL.
I have 2 nic on my client.unix23 and unix23-bu.
in bp.conf file, i have client_name = unix23-bu
and required_interface = unix23-bu.
I guess both are doing the same.
11-19-2013 08:38 AM
in your case... yes. because unix23-bu is in both entries.
11-19-2013 08:47 AM
client_name = unix23-bu
and required_interface = unix23.
Does above makes any sense Nagalla?
11-19-2013 08:52 AM
Read the T/N provided by Chirs(see above post)... let us know what you understood from there...
11-19-2013 09:00 AM
The REQUIRED_INTERFACE entry specifies the network interface for NetBackup to use when it initiates new connections. These connections can be to another NetBackup client or server for user backups, database agent backups, and user restores.
The CLIENT_NAME entry specifies the name of the client as it is known to NetBackup
in policy i have mentioned unix23-b
And in bp.conf:
client_name = unix23-bu
and required_interface = unix23
I guess no use of this parameter.
11-19-2013 10:11 AM
CLIENT_NAME = <name> - this specifies your client name - simple
REQUIRED_INTERFACE = unix23
This forces ALL netbackup traffic through the IP address that resolves to unix23 - simples.