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TO TEST DEFAULT CLIENT CONNECTIONS USING BPTESTBPCD feedback will help us
1. From a Windows command prompt change into the service.

<installpath>\veritas\netbackup\bin\admincmd directory, or in a UNIX console window, (Enter comment her

change into the /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd directory.

2. Type bptestbpcd /? to list the command parameters. (Optional Email Add
3. Run the command bptestbpcd -client xxxx (where xxxx is a clientname) to
test connection to a client.
4. To view further details, run the command bptestbpcd -client xxxx -
verbose (where xxxx is a clientname). NOTE: Comments e
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5. To trace through the connection process, run the command bptestbpcd - need Symantec Ente
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client xxxx -debug (where xxxx is a clientname).

Click the Download Now link below to see a short tutorial of the process to test client
connections using bptestbpcd. This tutorial contains an audio track. The tutorial was
recorded in UNIX, but the NetBackup commands are the same for both Windows and
UNIX.

IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE OPENING THE DEMO: In the Internet Explorer window, click
the red 'X' to stop loading, then press the F5 key to refresh the screen. This should allow
the demo to load.

PLEASE NOTE: The attached tutorial is an .SWF file that requires the Macromedia Flash

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Player. If this application is not loaded on your computer, it can be downloaded from the
following link: http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/ .

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File Name: bptestbpcd_demo_277901.swf
File Type: Utility

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Products Applied:
NetBackup Enterprise Server 6.0, 6.0 BETA
NetBackup Server 6.0, 6.0 BETA

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Best Practice: Client Support
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