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Configure Multiple Network Interface Cards

If the Arcserve Backup server has more than one network connection, Arcserve Backup can be configured to use a specific network interface card for its backup and restore operations. If you configure Arcserve Backup in this manner, it will not interfere with the other cards that are attached to the system.

You can configure Arcserve Backup to use a set of network interface cards, which it effectively uses when performing multistreaming backups. You can also configure Arcserve Backup to use an appropriate card from the configured set of network interface cards when connecting to a client agent.

To configure multiple network interface cards

1. From the Arcserve Backup Home Page, open the Server Admin by selecting Server Admin from the Quick Start menu.

   The Arcserve Backup Server Admin window opens.

2. Select Multiple Network Cards from the Server Admin menu.

   The Multiple Network Cards settings dialog opens.

3. Select one of the following options:
   • OS decide which network card to be used (default)--Lets the operating system decide which network interface card is to be used.
   • Use selected network card--Lets you specify the network interface cards that you want to use from the list. When configured in this manner, any job that Arcserve Backup executes defaults to the first network interface card. When you are using multistreaming, and more than one process is created, each subsequent process will use the next configured network interface card.
4. Click OK.

   The network card settings are applied.