Date - 07/2009
Affected Product & Version - NetVault: Backup ALL
Affected Module & Version - n/a
OS Version - All
Application Information - n/a
Description:
By default, NetVault will scan for other NetVault machines across all networks. By setting "Comma separated list of networks and addresses not to resolve", it is possible to isolate NetVault's client and server scanning to specific networks.
Symptoms:
* Potential name resolution issues result in clients not being added to the NetVault domain.
* Clients with multiple IP addresses across multiple networks can be difficult to add to the NetVault domain.
* When opening the Client Management, Backup or Restore screens a "Scanning X clients for access" pop-up appears. The GUI is inoperable for a period of time, and the problem occurs predominantly in Windows environments.
1. Start NetVault Configurator.
2. Go to the 'Service' tab and Stop NetVault.
3. Open "machines.dat" - found in NetVault's "etc" folder.
4. Build a list all networks found on lines starting with "Networks=" (see below).
5. In the NetVault configurator go to the 'Network Manager' tab and then navigate to the 'Connections' sub-tab.
6. Enter the network list in the "Comma separated list of networks and addresses not to resolve" field.
7. Press APPLY.
8. Remove "machines.dat" - found in NetVault's "etc" folder.
9. In the NetVault configurator go to the 'Service' tab and Start NetVault.
Consider the following lines which were contained in a "machines.dat" file:
Networks=192.168.10.62,10.8.1.11
Networks=192.168.1.26,10.8.2.100
The networks which should be input into the "Comma separated list of networks and addresses not to resolve" field are:
192.168.10.0
10.8.1.0
192.168.1.0
10.8.2.0
Input them as a comma separated list with no spaces between digits or punctuation marks.
192.168.10.0,10.8.1.0,192.168.1.0,10.8.2.0
Alternately, the following lists of networks will also work:
192.168.0.0,10.8.0.0
(or)
192.0.0.0,10.0.0.0
0.0.0.0 is invalid. Do not enter 0.0.0.0 in the "Comma separated list of networks and addresses not to resolve" field.
