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How to configure Backup Exec Remote Agent on Forefront TMG 2010

Issue

When attempting to backup a TMG server there may ba a number of issues that prevent normal operation including port conflicts, and non-obvious access rule requirements. A symptom of this if the media server freezing when browsing the TMG server.

A typical error that is seen is:

Log Name: Application
Source: Backup Exec
Event ID: 58117
Level: Error
Description:
The Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers Service did not start. The application failed to listen on the NDMP TCP/IP port. Check the network configuration.

Resolution

The TMG install moves the dynamic port range to 10000, which causes wininit.exe to conflict with the Backup Exec Remote Agent. To resolve this issue run the following command and reboot the server:

netsh int ipv4 set dynamicportrange tcp startport=10010 numberofports=30000


Then create the two following firewall access rules:

From: Internal
To: Local Host
Condition: All Users
Protocol: BackupExec Inbound (10000-10030, TCP, Outbound)

From: Local Host
To: Internal
Condition: All Users
Protocol: BackupExec Outbound (10000, TCP, Outbound), (10030-10131, TCP, Outbound), (6101, TCP, Outbound)

Note: All Protocol settings are outbound.

References

Products

Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 SP1
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R2

Created: 2nd August 2011
Updated: 2nd August 2011

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