## Configuring the NetWorker Connection

### Use

You configure the MaxDB software with the aim of connecting the MaxDB database tools for backing up, restoring, importing, or exporting data to the external backup tool NetWorker.

### Prerequisites

The version of your MaxDB database system supports the connection of NetWorker (see: Restrictions for Using NetWorker).

### Procedure

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1. If you want to create a parallel backup or restore, check whether the version of your database system supports this action (see Restrictions for Creating Parallel Backups and Restores with NetWorker).

2. Set the environment variable NSR_ENV.

3. Create the configuration file for NetWorker.

4. If necessary, set non-tool-specific environment variables for the Database Manager.