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

Tips for accessing the NetBackup web UI

When NetBackup is properly configured, a user can access the master server at the following URL:

https://masterserver/webui/login

If the web UI on a master server does not display, follow these steps to troubleshoot the issue.

Browser displays an error that the connection was refused or that it cannot connect to the host

Table: Solutions when the web user interface does not display

Step

Action

Description

Step 1

Check the network connection.

 

Step 2

Verify that the firewall is open for port 443.

Refer to the following article:

https://www.veritas.com/docs/100042950

Step 3

If port 443 is in use, configure another port for the web UI.

Refer to the following article:

https://www.veritas.com/docs/100042950

Step 4

Verify that the nbwebservice is up.

Check the nbwebservice logs for more details.

Step 5

Verify that the vnetd -http_api_tunnel is running.

Verify that the vnetd -http_api_tunnel service is running.

For more details, check the vnetd -http_api_tunnel logs with OID 491.

Step 6

Ensure that the external certificate for the NetBackup web server is accessible and has not expired.

  • Use the Java Keytool commands to validate the following file:

    Windows: install_path\var\global\wsl\credentials\nbwebservice.jks

    UNIX: /usr/openv/var/global/wsl/credentials nbwebservice.jks

  • Check whether the nbwebgroup has a permission to access the nbwebservice.jks file.

  • Contact Veritas Technical Support.

Cannot access web UI when you use a custom port

Certificate warning displays when you try to access the web UI

The certificate warning displays if the NetBackup web server uses a certificate that is issued by a CA that is not trusted by the web browser. (Including the default NetBackup web server certificate that the NetBackup CA issued.)

To resolve a certificate warning from the browser when you access the web UI

  1. Configure the external certificate for the NetBackup web server.

  2. If the problem persists, contact Veritas Technical Support.