NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (10.2)
  1. Introducing NetBackup
    1.  
      About NetBackup
    2.  
      NetBackup documentation
    3.  
      NetBackup web UI features
    4.  
      NetBackup administration interfaces
    5.  
      Terminology
    6.  
      First-time sign in to the NetBackup web UI
    7.  
      Sign in to the NetBackup web UI
    8.  
      Sign out of the NetBackup web UI
    9.  
      Documentation for Catalog Recovery Wizard, disk array hosts, disk pools, and Host Properties in the NetBackup web UI
  2. Section I. Monitoring and notifications
    1. Monitoring NetBackup activity
      1.  
        The NetBackup dashboard
      2. Activity monitor
        1.  
          Monitor NetBackup daemons
        2.  
          Monitor NetBackup processes
      3. Job monitoring
        1.  
          Workloads that require a custom RBAC role for specific job permissions
        2.  
          View a job
        3.  
          View the jobs in the List view
        4.  
          View the jobs in the Hierarchy view
        5.  
          Jobs: cancel, suspend, restart, resume, delete
        6.  
          Search for or filter jobs in the jobs list
        7.  
          Create a jobs filter
        8.  
          Edit, copy, or delete a jobs filter
        9.  
          Import or export job filters
        10.  
          Troubleshooting the viewing of jobs
    2. Notifications
      1. Job notifications
        1. Send email notifications for job failures
          1.  
            Status codes that generate alerts
        2.  
          Send notifications to the backup administrator about failed backups
        3.  
          Send notifications to a host administrator about backups
        4.  
          Configure the nbmail.cmd script on the Windows hosts
      2. NetBackup event notifications
        1.  
          View notifications
        2.  
          Modify or disable NetBackup event notifications in the web UI
        3.  
          About configuring automatic notification cleanup tasks
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
    1. Managing host properties
      1.  
        Overview of host properties
      2.  
        View or edit the host properties of a server or client
      3.  
        Reset a host's attributes
    2. Managing credentials for workloads and systems that NetBackup accesses
      1.  
        Overview of credential management in NetBackup
      2.  
        Add a credential in NetBackup
      3.  
        Add a credential for an external KMS
      4.  
        Add a credential for NetBackup Callhome Proxy
      5.  
        Edit or delete a named credential
      6. Add a credential for CyberArk
        1.  
          Certificate revocation lists for CyberArk server
      7.  
        Configuring external credentials
      8.  
        Add a configuration for an external CMS server
      9.  
        Edit or delete the configuration for an external CMS server
      10.  
        Add a credential for Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)
      11.  
        Edit or delete Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) credentials in NetBackup
      12.  
        Troubleshooting the external CMS server issue
    3. Managing deployment
      1.  
        Managing the NetBackup Package repository
      2.  
        Update host
      3.  
        Deployment policies
  4. Section III. Configuring storage
    1. Overview of storage options
      1.  
        About storage configuration
    2. Configuring storage servers
      1.  
        Create a Cloud storage, OpenStorage, or AdvancedDisk storage server
      2.  
        Create a Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) storage server
      3.  
        Create a Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) storage server for image sharing
      4.  
        Using image sharing from the NetBackup web UI
    3. Configuring disk storage
      1.  
        About configuring BasicDisk storage
      2.  
        About configuring disk pool storage
      3.  
        Create a disk pool
    4. Configuring storage units
      1.  
        Overview of storage units
      2.  
        Create a storage unit
      3.  
        Edit or copy a storage unit
      4.  
        Delete a storage unit
    5. Configuring universal shares
      1. Create a universal share
        1.  
          Using instant access for MS-Windows and Standard policies
    6. Configuring server groups
      1.  
        About NetBackup server groups
      2.  
        Add a server group
      3.  
        Delete a server group
    7. Troubleshooting storage configuration
      1.  
        Troubleshooting storage configuration
      2.  
        Troubleshooting universal share configuration issues
  5. Section IV. Configuring backups
    1. Overview of backups in the NetBackup web UI
      1.  
        Backups methods supported in the NetBackup web UI
      2.  
        Protection plan vs. policy FAQs
      3.  
        Supported protection plan types
      4.  
        Support for NetBackup classic policies
    2. Managing protection plans
      1.  
        Create a protection plan
      2.  
        Customizing protection plans
      3.  
        Edit or delete a protection plan
      4.  
        Subscribe an asset or an asset group to a protection plan
      5.  
        Unsubscribe an asset from a protection plan
      6.  
        View protection plan overrides
      7.  
        About Backup Now
    3. Managing classic policies
      1.  
        Add a policy
      2.  
        Example policy - Exchange Server DAG backup
      3.  
        Example policy - Sharded MongoDB cluster
      4.  
        Edit, copy, or delete a policy
      5.  
        Deactivate or activate a policy
      6.  
        Edit or delete a client
      7.  
        Edit or delete a backup selection
      8.  
        Edit or delete a schedule
      9.  
        Perform manual backups
    4. Pausing data protection activity
      1.  
        Pause backups and other activity
      2.  
        Allow the automatic pause of data protection activity
      3.  
        Pause backups and other activity on a client
      4.  
        View paused backups and other paused activities
      5.  
        Resume data protection activity
  6. Section V. Managing security
    1. 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
      3.  
        Send audit events to system logs
      4.  
        Send audit events to log forwarding endpoints
    2. 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.  
          Configure an external certificate for the NetBackup web server
        2.  
          Remove the external certificate configured for the web server
        3.  
          Update or renew the external certificate for the web server
        4.  
          View external certificate information for the NetBackup hosts in the domain
    3. Managing host mappings
      1.  
        View host security and mapping information
      2.  
        Approve or add mappings for a host that has multiple host names
      3.  
        Example host mappings
      4.  
        Remove mappings for a host that has multiple host names
    4. Managing user sessions
      1.  
        Sign out a NetBackup user session
      2.  
        Unlock a NetBackup user
      3.  
        Configure when idle sessions should time out
      4.  
        Configure the maximum of concurrent user sessions
      5.  
        Configure the maximum of failed sign-in attempts
      6.  
        Display a banner to users when they sign in
    5. Managing the security settings for the primary server
      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.  
        Configure the global data-in-transit encryption setting
      5.  
        About NetBackup certificate deployment security levels
      6.  
        Select a security level for NetBackup certificate deployment
      7.  
        About TLS session resumption
      8.  
        Set a passphrase for disaster recovery
      9. About trusted primary servers
        1.  
          Add a trusted primary server
        2.  
          Remove a trusted primary server
    6. Using access keys, API keys, and access codes
      1.  
        Access keys
      2. API keys
        1.  
          Add an API key or view API key details (Administrators)
        2.  
          Edit, reissue, or delete an API key (Administrators)
        3.  
          Add an API key or view your API key details
        4.  
          Edit, reissue, or delete your API key
        5.  
          Use an API key with NetBackup REST APIs
      3. Access codes
        1.  
          Get CLI access through web UI authentication
        2.  
          Approve your CLI access request
        3.  
          Approve CLI access requests of other users
        4.  
          Edit access settings
    7. Configuring authentication options
      1.  
        Sign-in options for the NetBackup web UI
      2. Configure user authentication with smart cards or digital certificates
        1.  
          Configure smart card authentication with a domain
        2.  
          Configure smart card authentication without a domain
        3.  
          Edit the configuration for smart card authentication
        4.  
          Add or delete a CA certificate that is used for smart card authentication
        5.  
          Disable or temporarily disable smart card authentication
      3.  
        About single sign-on (SSO) configuration
      4. Configure NetBackup for single sign-on (SSO)
        1.  
          Configure the SAML KeyStore
        2.  
          Configure the SAML keystore and add and enable the IDP configuration
        3.  
          Enroll the NetBackup primary server with the IDP
        4.  
          Manage an IDP configuration
        5.  
          Video: Configure single sign-on in NetBackup
      5. Troubleshooting SSO
        1.  
          Redirection issues
        2.  
          Unable to sign in due to authorization-related issues
    8. Managing role-based access control
      1.  
        RBAC features
      2.  
        Authorized users
      3. Configuring RBAC
        1.  
          Notes for using NetBackup RBAC
        2.  
          Add AD or LDAP domains
        3.  
          View users in RBAC
        4.  
          Add a user to a role (non-SAML)
        5.  
          Add a smart card user to a role (non-SAML, without AD/LDAP)
        6.  
          Add a user to a role (SAML)
        7.  
          Remove a user from a role
        8.  
          Disable web UI access for operating system (OS) administrators
        9.  
          Disable command-line (CLI) access for operating system (OS) administrators
      4.  
        Default RBAC roles
      5. Add a custom RBAC role
        1.  
          Edit or remove a role a custom role
        2.  
          Add a custom RBAC role to restore Azure-managed instances
        3.  
          Add a custom RBAC role for a PaaS administrator
        4.  
          Add a custom RBAC role for a Malware administrator
      6.  
        Role permissions
      7.  
        Manage access permission
      8.  
        View access definitions
  7. Section VI. Detection and reporting
    1. Malware scanning
      1.  
        About malware scanning
      2. Configurations
        1. Configuring scan host pool
          1.  
            Prerequisites for scan host pool
          2.  
            Configuring a new scan host pool
          3.  
            Add a new host in a scan host pool
        2. Managing scan host
          1.  
            Add an existing scan host
          2.  
            Remove the scan host
          3.  
            Deactivate the scan host
          4.  
            Managing credentials
        3.  
          Configuring resource limits
      3. Performing malware scan
        1.  
          Backup images
        2.  
          Assets by policy type
        3.  
          Assets by protection plan
      4. Managing scan tasks
        1.  
          View the malware scan status
        2.  
          Actions for malware scanned images
        3.  
          Recover from malware-affected images (clients protected by policies)
        4.  
          Recover a VMware asset affected by malware
    2. Detecting anomalies
      1.  
        About backup anomaly detection
      2.  
        How a backup anomaly is detected
      3.  
        View anomalies
      4.  
        Configure anomaly detection settings
    3. Usage reporting and capacity licensing
      1.  
        Track protected data size on your primary servers
      2.  
        Add a local primary server
      3.  
        Select license types to display in usage reporting
      4.  
        Scheduling reports for capacity licensing
      5.  
        Other configuration for incremental reporting
      6.  
        Troubleshooting failures for usage reporting and incremental reporting
  8. Section VII. NetBackup workloads and NetBackup Flex Scale
    1. NetBackup SaaS Protection
      1.  
        Overview of NetBackup for SaaS
      2.  
        Adding NetBackup SaaS Protection Hubs
      3. Configuring the autodiscovery frequency
        1.  
          Proxy configuration for autodiscovery
      4.  
        Viewing asset details
      5.  
        Configuring permissions
      6.  
        Troubleshooting SaaS workload issues
    2. NetBackup Flex Scale
      1. Managing NetBackup Flex Scale
        1.  
          Access NetBackup from the Flex Scale infrastructure management console
        2.  
          Manage NetBackup and the NetBackup Flex Scale cluster management from the NetBackup Flex Scale web UI
        3.  
          Access NetBackup Flex Scale from the NetBackup web UI
    3. NetBackup workloads
      1.  
        Protection of other asset types and clients
  9. Section VIII. Disaster recovery and troubleshooting
    1. Managing Resiliency Platforms
      1.  
        About Resiliency Platform in NetBackup
      2.  
        Understanding the terms
      3. Configuring a Resiliency Platform
        1.  
          Add a Resiliency Platform
        2.  
          Configure a third-party CA certificate
        3.  
          Edit or delete a Resiliency Platform
        4.  
          View the automated or not-automated VMs
      4.  
        Troubleshooting NetBackup and Resiliency Platform issues
    2. Managing Bare Metal Restore (BMR)
      1.  
        About Bare Metal Restore (BMR)
      2.  
        Add a custom role for a Bare Metal Restore (BMR) administrator
    3. Troubleshooting the NetBackup 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 validate the user or group when configuring LDAP server

Scheduling reports for capacity licensing

By default, NetBackup triggers nbdeployutil to run on a specified schedule to incrementally gather data and to generate licensing reports. For the first run, the duration of the report uses the frequency that is specified in the configuration file.

For capacity licensing, the report duration is always for the last 90 days based on the availability of the gathered data. Any data older than 90 days is not considered in the report. Each time nbdeployutil runs, it gathers information for the time between the latest run of nbdeployutil and the previous successful run.

Licensing report location

The current capacity licensing report resides in the following directory:

On Windows: install_path\NetBackup\var\global\incremental

On UNIX: /usr/openv/var/global/incremental

It contains the following files:

  • The generated report for the latest nbdeployutil result.

  • Folders containing incrementally gathered data.

  • The archive folder that contains the older generated reports.

  • nbdeployutil log files.

The older reports are placed in the archive folder. Veritas recommends that you retain at least 90 days of reporting data. Data can be kept longer than 90 days, depending on the requirements of your environment. Older reports can help to show how the capacity usage has changed over time. Delete the reports or the folder when they are no longer required.

Use Case I: Using the default values for the licensing report

The nbdeployutilconfig.txt file is not required when you use the default parameters. nbdeployutil uses the following default values for capacity licensing:

  • FREQUENCY_IN_DAYS=7

  • MASTER_SERVERS=local_server

  • PARENTDIR=folder_name

    For Windows: install_path\NetBackup\var\global\incremental

    For UNIX: /usr/openv/var/global/incremental

  • PURGE_INTERVAL=120 (number of days)

  • MACHINE_TYPE_REQUERY_INTERVAL = 90 (number of days)

Use Case II: Using custom values for the licensing report

If the file nbdeployutilconfig.txt is not present, create a file using the following format:

[NBDEPLOYUTIL_INCREMENTAL]
MASTER_SERVERS=<server_names>
FREQUENCY_IN_DAYS=7
PARENTDIR=<folder_name_with_path>
PURGE_INTERVAL=120
MACHINE_TYPE_REQUERY_INTERVAL=90

To use custom values for the licensing report

  1. Copy the nbdeployutilconfig.txt file to the following location:

    For Windows: install_path\NetBackup\var\global

    For UNIX: /usr/openv/var/global

  2. Open the nbdeployutilconfig.txt file.
  3. Edit the FREQUENCY_IN_DAYS value to reflect how often you want the report to be created.

    Default (recommended)

    7

    Minimum

    1

    Value of 0

    Disables the incremental reporting and no licensing information is captured.

    Parameter deleted

    nbdeployutil uses the default value.

  4. Edit the MASTER_SERVERS value to include a comma-separated list of the primary servers you want to include in the report.

    Note:

    Veritas Usage Insights requires that primary servers be at NetBackup 8.1.2 or later.

    No value

    nbdeployutil uses the default value.

    Parameter deleted

    nbdeployutil uses the default value.

    For example:

    • MASTER_SERVERS=newserver, oldserver

    • MASTER_SERVERS=newserver, oldserver.domain.com

    • MASTER_SERVERS=myserver1.somedomain.com, newserver.domain.com

  5. Edit the PARENTDIR value to include the full path for location where the data is gathered and reported.

    No value

    nbdeployutil uses the default value.

    Parameter deleted

    nbdeployutil uses the default value.

  6. Edit the PURGE_INTERVAL to indicate the interval (in days) for how often you want to delete the report data. Data that is older than 120 days is automatically purged.

    Default

    120

    Minimum

    90

    No value

    nbdeployutil uses the default value.

    Parameter deleted

    nbdeployutil uses the default value.

  7. Edit the MACHINE_TYPE_REQUERY_INTERVAL to indicate how often to scan physical clients for updates to the machine type.

    Default

    90

    Minimum

    1

    No value

    nbdeployutil uses the default value.

    Parameter deleted

    nbdeployutil uses the default value.