Client/FD behind NAT Support

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October 20, 2021

Client/FD behind NAT Support

With Bacula Enterprise 12.0 and Bacula Community 11.0 comes a very useful new feature. Client or FD behind a NAT can now initiate the connection to the Director so the Director can start a new job on this client. It is very useful when the Director cannot connect to the FD. Obviously, it is still possible to schedule backup jobs. It also supports the "estimate" and "status client" commands. The new directive is called "Connect To Director".

For more information, please check the dedicated chapter to this new feature: https://www.bacula.org/11.0.x-manuals/en/main/New_Features_in_11_0_0.html#SECTION002300000000000000000.

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Rob Morrison

Rob Morrison started his IT career with Silicon Graphics in Switzerland, which developed into a wide variety of IT management roles for almost 10 years. He has subsequently held various management positions in professional open source companies such as JBoss, Red Hat and Pentaho, contributing to the growth of these well-known companies. He is a graduate of Plymouth University and holds an Digital Media and Communications BSc Honours degree, and completed an Overseas Studies Program.