Configuration options for Macintosh computers

Article:HOWTO74338  |  Created: 2012-03-02  |  Updated: 2012-04-09  |  Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO74338
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Configuration options for Macintosh computers

You can edit options to configure the Agent for Mac (Mac Agent).

Table:

Item

Description

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Agent Browser\TcpIp\AdvertisementPort=6101

Lists the port to which the Mac Agent must send publish and purge messages.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Debug\VXBSAlevel=0

Enables logging for the Linux agent for Oracle operations.

Values include the following:

  • 0

    Logging is not enabled.

  • 5

    Normal logging is enabled.

  • 6

    Advanced logging is enabled. Large log files may be created.

This option does not apply to the Agent for Mac.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Engine\Agents\Advertise All=1

Enables the Mac Agent to publish information to all of the Backup Exec servers that are listed in the \Agents\Agent Directory List strings.

Values include the following:

  • 1

    The Mac Agent publishes information to every Backup Exec server in the Agent Directory List.

  • 0

    The Mac Agent publishes information to the first Backup Exec server in the Agent Directory List. If the attempt is successful, the Mac Agent does not publish information to any other Backup Exec servers. If the attempt is not successful, the Mac Agent attempts to publish information to the next Backup Exec server in the list. Attempts continue until the Mac Agent reaches the end of the list.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Agents\Advertise Now=0

Enables the Mac Agent to start a new publishing cycle after you add or edit any settings in the ralus.cfg file.

Values include the following:

  • 0

    The Mac Agent publishes information according to its regular cycle, set in the string \Agents\Advertising Interval Minutes. Any changes to the ralus.cfg file take effect when a new publishing cycle begins.

  • 1

    The Mac Agent starts a new publishing cycle. Any changes to the ralus.cfg file take effect immediately.

    If the Backup Exec server does not receive the publishing information, the Mac Agent makes ten more attempts. Each attempt to publish information to the Backup Exec server is one minute apart. If the information is not sent at the end of the ten attempts, the Mac Agent skips that Backup Exec server until the next publishing cycle. The publishing cycle is the number of minutes set in the string \Agents\Advertising Interval Minutes.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Agents\Advertisement Purge=0

Lets the Mac Agent send a purge message to all of the Backup Exec servers in the string \Agents\Advertisement Purge. When a Backup Exec server receives a purge message, it removes the Mac Agent from Backup Exec's list of available servers. The Mac Agent continues to function.

Values include the following:

  • 0

    Do not purge the Mac Agent from any Backup Exec servers that are listed in the \Agents\Advertisement Purge string.

  • 1

    Purge the Mac Agent from one or more Backup Exec servers in the\Agents\Advertisement Purge string.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Agents\Advertising Disabled=0

Enables the Mac Agent to publish to Backup Exec servers.

Values include the following:

  • 0

    The Mac Agent attempts to publish information to the Backup Exec servers that are listed in the string \Agents\Agent Directory List.

  • 1

    The Mac Agent does not publish information to Backup Exec servers.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Agents\Advertising Interval Minutes=240

Sets the number of minutes that the Mac Agent must wait between publishing cycles. The default number of minutes is 240. The range of minutes is from 1 minute to 720 minutes.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Agents\Agent Directory List 1=<Backup Exec server name>

Displays the list of NetBIOS names, fully qualified domain names, or IP addresses to which the Mac Agent publishes information.

The Backup Exec server from which the Mac Agent is push installed is added to the Agent Directory List by default.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Agents\Auto Discovery Enabled=1

Adds a Backup Exec server to the string \Agents\Agent Directory List if the Backup Exec server performs a backup job with which the Mac Agent is associated.

Values include the following:

  • 1

    Adds the Backup Exec server that performs the backup job to the Agent Directory List. The Mac Agent can publish information to the Backup Exec server.

  • 0

    The Backup Exec server that performs the backup job is not added to the Agent Directory List.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Engine\Logging\RANT NDMP Debug Level=0

Displays the level of verbosity for logging NDMP information for the Mac Agent.

Values include the following:

  • 0

    Logs only the NDMP errors.

  • 1

    Logs the NDMP errors and warnings.

  • 2

    Logs the NDMP errors, warnings, and message information that is sent between the remote computer and the Backup Exec server.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Engine\RALUS\Encoder=

Displays the encoder that you can add if the default encoder incorrectly displays characters on the user interface.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Engine\RALUS\ShowTSAFS=

Lets you perform a Target Service Agent file system (TSAFS) backup for applications on Novell Open Enterprise Services. By default, this option is not enabled.

The Mac Agent backs up all file systems using the Root object. If ShowTSAFS is enabled, the Novell Open Enterprise Services resource appears in the backup selection list. If you select the whole computer for backup, then redundant backups are performed. Symantec recommends that you do not enable this option.

Values include the following:

  • Blank or 0

    The file system TSA does not appear for backup selection.

  • 1

    The file system TSA resource appears for backup selection.

This option does not apply to the Agent for Mac.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Engine\RALUS\SystemExclude1=

Lists the files that you want to exclude from all Mac Agent backup jobs.

See About excluding files and directories from backup jobs for Macintosh computers.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Engine\RALUS\SystemFSTypeExclude1

Lists the type of file system that you want to exclude from the Mac Agent backup.

Software\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Engine\RALUS\vfmPath=/opt/VRTSralus/VRTSvxms

Displays the path to the Veritas Mapping Service libraries that the Mac Agent uses.

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