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

Edit or remove user access rules

If a user's role in your organization changes or you need to change the user's access to the assets in the environment, you have the following options:

  • Edit an access rule for the user and select a different RBAC role or a different object group.

    See Edit the access rule for a user.

  • If the user has a custom role, change the permissions for the role. Note that changing the permissions also changes the permissions for any other users that are associated with that role.

    See Edit or delete a custom role.

  • Change the object group settings that determine the objects that the user can view or manage. Note that changing these settings also changes access for any other users that are associated with that object group.

    See Edit or delete an object group.

  • Remove an access rule for user so that user no longer has those role permissions or object group access that are defined in the access rule.

    See Remove an access rule for a user.

Note:

Changes to a user's access rules are not immediately reflected in the web UI. A user with an active session must sign out and sign in again before any changes take effect. A NetBackup security administrator can also sign out users.

See Sign out a NetBackup user session.

Edit the access rule for a user

Edit an access rule if you want to change the role permissions for a user or objects that the user can view or manage. Any changes you make to an access rule affect only that user.

To edit the access rule for a user

  1. On the left, click Security > RBAC.
  2. Click the Access rules tab.
  3. Locate and click on the name of the user (which is the user's associated access rule) that you want to edit.
  4. At the bottom left, click the lock icon.
  5. Select a different role or object group.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Repeat step 3 through step 6 to edit other access rules for the user.

Remove an access rule for a user

Remove an access rule for a user if you want to revoke the role permissions and object group access of the access rule. Removing an access rule only affects the user that is configured in the rule. The user still retains any permissions and access that is granted from other access rules.

To remove an access rule for a user

  1. On the left, click Security > RBAC.
  2. Click the Access rules tab.
  3. Locate the name of the user and select the check box for the access rule that you want to remove.
  4. Click Remove > Remove.