4.1 IBM Spectrum Protect Plus networking4.2 Understanding network data flows4.2.1 VADP backend data flow4.2.2 VADP front end data flow4.3 Establishing connections through firewalls4.3.1 Communication between IBM Spectrum Protect Plus components4.3.2 Communication to VMs, applications, and file systems4.4 Configuring IBM Spectrum Protect Plus to use a dedicated backup network4.4.1 Preparing the VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V Hypervisors4.4.2 Preparing the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance4.4.3 Preparing the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vSnap server4.4.4 Preparing the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus VADP proxy (VMware only)4.4.5 Enabling or disabling specific protocols on a network interface4.4.6 Special Configuration: Forcing VADP front end traffic to use a dedicated interface4.4.7 Editing firewall ports4.4.8 Testing network connectivity