ARCserve Backup R11.X - Remote Configure Host Server with Enabled Firewall

Environment

• CA ARCserve Backup R11.X
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1
  

Introduction
Wanna remote configure the ARCserve Backup setting. The windows firewall is running at the same time

Procedures
Set the following to be the exception of the firewall

C:\Program Files\CA\BrightStor ARCserve Backup

• caauthd.exe
• cadiscovd.exe
• caloggerd.exe
• casdscsvc.exe
• caserved.exe
• casmrtbk.exe
• catirpc.exe
• dbeng.exe
• jobeng.exe
• ldbserver.exe
• lqserver.exe
• mediasvr.exe
• msgeng.exe
• tapeeng.exe
• univagent.exe
  

Pretty many ports are needed to allow to listen remote connection, so the easiest way is to just off the firewall, however, how about the handling of security ?

Reference

• http://supportconnect.ca.com/sc/kb/techdetail.jsp?searchID=TEC341621&docid=341621&bypass=yes&fromscreen=kbresults