Backup Exec Agent Utility Help

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Product(s): Backup Exec (25.0)

Database access options for the Backup Exec Agent Utility

You can set the following database access options for the Backup Exec Agent Utility.

See Configuring database access for Oracle operations.

Table: Backup Exec Agent Utility database access options

Item

Description

Enable the Backup Exec server to authenticate Oracle operations

Specifies the credentials that the Backup Exec server uses for all operations on the Oracle server, including DBA-initiated operations. The Backup Exec server also uses these credentials for authentication of the Oracle server.

You must check this to enable Oracle operations between the Backup Exec server and this computer.

User name

Specifies a user name that has administrative rights to this computer. This logon account is what the Backup Exec server uses when it connects to this computer.

If you specify an IP address or a fully qualified computer name as part of the user name, the Backup Exec Agent Utility may not be able to verify the user account. If the credentials entered are incorrect, the error "cannot attach to a resource" may be displayed when you run a backup or restore job.

You must add this computer name and logon account to the Backup Exec server's list of authentication credentials for Oracle servers. If the authentication fails when the Oracle resources are backed up, the backup job fails. If the authentication fails when you are browsing the backup sets for a restore job, then the backup sets become unavailable, and you must run a DBA-initiated restore job to restore data.

Password

Specifies the password for this logon account.

Note:

For security reasons, the logon credentials are not stored on the remote computer.

Confirm Password

Specifies the password again to confirm it.

Use a custom port to connect to the Backup Exec server during Oracle operations

Designates the port that is used for communications between this computer and the Backup Exec server during Oracle operations. By default, port 5633 is used.

If you change the port number on this computer, you must also change it on the Backup Exec server, and then restart the Backup Exec Job Engine Service on the Backup Exec server.

Port number

Specifies the port number to use for operation requests that are sent to the Backup Exec server.