Not really.  ADSM talks over port 1580, you would have to allow traffic
through the firewall for this port.  Then you would have to monitor it in
order to make sure the no one else is using it.  A lot of work, with little
return.  We had the choice to backup to tape on all server outside the
firewall.

Anthony Jones
ADSM Administrator
Koch Industries, Inc.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Bunt [SMTP:rmbunt AT NYSEG DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 8:29 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Backing up a server through a firewall
>
>      My knowledge base for ADSM backups has been limited to
> where the clients were accessible by LAN/ WAN connectivity.
>
>      One of my co-workers has asked the question concerning backups
> through a firewall.  Is it possible without great difficulty?  What
> considerations
> and configuations had to be made to accomplish this?  If possible, are
> there
> any books documenting the procedure?
>
>                                    THX,
>                                    Bob Bunt
>                                    rmbunt AT nyseg DOT com