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NSREXECD
Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
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NAME
nsrexecd - NetWorker client execution service
SYNOPSIS
nsrexecd
[
-s
server
[
-s
server
...
]]
[
-f
serverfile
]
[
-p
savepath
]
[
-i
]
[
-r
]
DESCRIPTION
nsrexecd
is used by NetWorker servers to perform automatic operations on NetWorker
clients.
It is currently used by
savegrp(1m)
to start saves and storage node functions on NetWorker
client machines.
When storage node functions are in use,
nsrexecd
starts
nsrmmd(1m)
daemons
and
nsrjb(1m)
commands on the host, and responds to polling requests from the server.
See
nsr_storage_node(5)
for additional detail on storage nodes.
The
nsrexecd
service is normally started at boot time on each NetWorker client machine.
Since NetWorker servers are usually expected to be clients of themselves,
nsrexecd
runs on all NetWorker servers as well.
The
nsrexecd
service exports an RPC-based service to remotely execute NetWorker operations.
All requests must be authenticated, and can optionally be restricted to
specific NetWorker servers.
Only
save
requests (for example,
save(1m)
or
savefs(1m))
and storage node requests are allowed.
When command execution is requested,
nsrexecd
first verifies that the request is authenticated, and that it comes from
a valid NetWorker server;
the NetWorker server running on the localhost is always considered
valid, independent from the options supplied to
nsrexecd.
Next,
nsrexecd
verifies that the command is a save command (for example,
save(1m)
).
It then executes the specified command from the NetWorker binary directory.
This directory is normally determined by the location of the
nsrexecd
executable, but can be specified on the command line.
OPTIONS
- -i
-
As part of the NetWorker server authentication, the server's network
address is mapped to a name. The name is then reverse-mapped to a
network address. The server is authenticated if and only if
the original network address matches the reverse-mapped address.
The
-i
flag skips the address comparison thereby allowing workarounds
to misconfigured or misfeatured naming systems.
This option should be used with care since it may allow the
NetWorker client to send its data to an unauthorized machine.
- -f serverfile
-
Specifies a file containing a list of
NetWorker servers which can initiate saves.
This file should list one server name per line.
If no
-f
or
-s
options are specified,
nsrexecd
looks for a default file in this same format (or Mac preferences on the
Mac client).
The location of this default file is listed in the
FILES
section of this man page.
- -p savepath
-
Tells
nsrexecd
to look for save commands in the
savepath
directory, rather than the default (the directory in which
nsrexecd
exists).
- -s server
-
Allows save requests to be initiated only by the given NetWorker server.
Multiple
-s
options may be given to allow access by several NetWorker servers.
If a NetWorker server has multiple network interfaces,
it is often best to list the hostname corresponding to each network interface,
to avoid failed saves.
- -r
-
This option should be used with EMC PowerSnap module only. This option,
would start another instance of nsrexecd for PowerSnap administration Purposes.
FILES
- /nsr/res/nsrladb
-
The resource directory with attributes describing the NetWorker
nsrexecd
service and its resources (see
nsr_la(5)).
- /nsr/res/servers
-
The file containing the default list of servers that can back up
the NetWorker client.
SEE ALSO
nsr_la(5),
nsr_storage_node(5),
nsrports(1m),
save(1m),
savefs(1m),
savegrp(1m)
Index
- NAME
-
- SYNOPSIS
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- OPTIONS
-
- FILES
-
- SEE ALSO
-
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