NetBackup™ Web UI Security Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2)
  1. Introducing the NetBackup web user interface
    1.  
      About the NetBackup web user interface
    2.  
      Terminology
    3.  
      First-time sign in to a NetBackup master server from the NetBackup web UI
    4.  
      Sign in to the NetBackup web UI
    5.  
      Authorized users
    6.  
      The NetBackup dashboard
  2. Managing role-based access control
    1.  
      About role-based access control (RBAC) in NetBackup
    2.  
      NetBackup default RBAC roles
    3.  
      Configuring RBAC
    4.  
      Add a custom role
    5.  
      Edit or delete a custom role
    6.  
      About object groups
    7. Steps to create an object group
      1.  
        Selecting the assets for an object group
      2.  
        Selecting application servers for an object group
      3.  
        Selecting protection plans for an object group
      4.  
        Preview the objects in an object group
    8.  
      Edit or delete an object group
    9.  
      Add access for a user through access rules
    10.  
      Edit or remove user access rules
  3. Adding AD or LDAP domains
    1.  
      Add AD or LDAP domains
  4. Security events and audit logs
    1.  
      View security events and audit logs
    2. About NetBackup auditing
      1.  
        User identity in the audit report
      2.  
        Audit retention period and catalog backups of audit records
      3.  
        Viewing the detailed NetBackup audit report
  5. Managing hosts
    1.  
      View NetBackup host information
    2.  
      Approve or add mappings for a host that has multiple host names
    3.  
      Remove mappings for a host that has multiple host names
    4.  
      Reset a host's attributes
  6. Managing security certificates
    1.  
      About security management and certificates in NetBackup
    2.  
      NetBackup host IDs and host ID-based certificates
    3. Managing NetBackup security certificates
      1.  
        Reissue a NetBackup certificate
      2.  
        Managing NetBackup certificate authorization tokens
    4. Using external security certificates with NetBackup
      1.  
        View external certificate information for the NetBackup hosts in the domain
  7. Managing user sessions
    1.  
      Display a message to users when they sign in
    2.  
      Enable maximum sign-in attempts and idle time-out settings for user sessions
    3.  
      Sign out a NetBackup user session
    4.  
      Unlock a NetBackup user
  8. Managing master server security settings
    1.  
      Certificate authority for secure communication
    2.  
      Disable communication with NetBackup 8.0 and earlier hosts
    3.  
      Disable automatic mapping of NetBackup host names
    4.  
      About NetBackup certificate deployment security levels
    5.  
      Select a security level for NetBackup certificate deployment
    6.  
      Set a passphrase for disaster recovery
  9. Creating and using API keys
    1.  
      About API keys
    2.  
      Manage API keys
    3.  
      Use an API key with NetBackup REST APIs
    4.  
      View API keys
  10. Configuring smart card authentication
    1.  
      Configure user authentication with smart cards or digital certificates
    2.  
      Edit the configuration for smart card authentication
    3.  
      Add or delete a CA certificate that is used for smart card authentication
    4.  
      Disable or temporarily disable smart card authentication
  11. Troubleshooting access to the web UI
    1.  
      Tips for accessing the NetBackup web UI
    2.  
      If a user doesn't have the correct permissions or access in the NetBackup web UI
    3. Unable to add AD or LDAP domains with the vssat command
      1.  
        Connection cannot be established with the AD or the LDAP server
      2.  
        User credentials are not valid
      3.  
        An incorrect user base DN or group base DN was provided
      4.  
        Multiple users or groups exist with the same name under user base DN or group base DN
      5.  
        User or group does not exist

Add access for a user through access rules

In the NetBackup web UI, you give a user access to NetBackup through one or more access rules. Access rules are composed of:

  • A user or a user group. This user or group can be either local or of a domain.

  • A role, which defines the permissions that a user has.

    Role permissions only determine what kinds of actions a user can perform. The object group determines what a user can access in the environment.

  • An object group, which defines the assets, application servers, or protection plans that a user can view or manage.

    Note: When you create an access rule for a user with the Security administrator role, that user has access to all objects or assets.

Before you can create an access rule, you need to do the following:

  • To add domain users, you must configure the Active Directory (AD) or LDAP domain with NetBackup.

    Use the vssat command to configure the domains in your environment. See Add AD or LDAP domains.

    Local users do not require this configuration.

  • Determine which role you want to give a user.

    See NetBackup default RBAC roles.

  • Determine which assets or application servers that you want a user to have access to and select the appropriate object groups. Or, create the appropriate object groups.

    See Steps to create an object group.

  • The role permissions that a user has can be further limited by the object groups the user is granted access to. See Steps to create an object group.

To add access for a user

  1. On the left, click Security > RBAC.
  2. Click the Access rules tab and click Add.
  3. Type a domain and a user name. Click + to validate this user.

    For example:

    For this type of user

    Use this format

    Example

    Local user

    username

    root

    Domain user

    DOMAIN\username

    WINDOWS\Administrator

  4. Select a role that includes the permissions that you want to assign to the user.
  5. Select an object group that includes the assets that you want the user to have access to.

    Note that a user with the Security administrator role has access to all objects or assets. The only available selection for that role is All objects.

  6. Provide a description for the access rule and click Save.