Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Security Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (4.0)
Platform: NetBackup Appliance OS
  1. About the NetBackup appliance Security Guide
    1.  
      About the NetBackup appliance Security Guide
  2. User authentication
    1. About user authentication on the NetBackup appliance
      1.  
        User types that can authenticate on the NetBackup appliance
    2. About configuring user authentication
      1.  
        Generic user authentication guidelines
    3.  
      About authenticating LDAP users
    4.  
      About authenticating Active Directory users
    5.  
      About authentication using smart cards and digital certificates
    6.  
      About authenticating Kerberos-NIS users
    7.  
      About the appliance login banner
    8. About user name and password specifications
      1.  
        About STIG-compliant password policy rules
  3. User authorization
    1.  
      About user authorization on the NetBackup appliance
    2. About authorizing NetBackup appliance users
      1.  
        NetBackup appliance user role privileges
    3.  
      About the Administrator user role
    4.  
      About the NetBackupCLI user role
    5.  
      About user authorization in NetBackup
  4. Intrusion prevention and intrusion detection systems
    1.  
      About Symantec Data Center Security on the NetBackup appliance
    2.  
      About the NetBackup appliance intrusion prevention system
    3.  
      About the NetBackup appliance intrusion detection system
    4.  
      Reviewing SDCS events on the NetBackup appliance
    5.  
      Running SDCS in unmanaged mode on the NetBackup appliance
    6.  
      Running SDCS in managed mode on the NetBackup appliance
  5. Log files
    1.  
      About NetBackup appliance log files
    2.  
      Viewing log files using the Support command
    3.  
      Where to find NetBackup appliance log files using the Browse command
    4.  
      Gathering device logs on a NetBackup appliance
    5.  
      Log Forwarding feature overview
  6. Operating system security
    1.  
      About NetBackup appliance operating system security
    2.  
      Major components of the NetBackup appliance OS
    3.  
      Vulnerability scanning of the NetBackup appliance
    4.  
      Disable user access to the NetBackup appliance operating system
    5.  
      Manage support access to the maintenance shell
  7. Data security
    1.  
      About data security
    2.  
      About data integrity
    3.  
      About data classification
    4. About data encryption
      1.  
        KMS support
  8. Web security
    1.  
      About SSL usage
    2.  
      Implementing third-party SSL certificates
  9. Network security
    1.  
      About IPsec Channel Configuration
    2.  
      About NetBackup appliance ports
    3.  
      About the NetBackup Appliance firewall
  10. Call Home security
    1. About AutoSupport
      1.  
        Data security standards
    2. About Call Home
      1.  
        Configuring Call Home from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
      2.  
        Enabling and disabling Call Home from the appliance shell menu
      3.  
        Configuring a Call Home proxy server from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
      4.  
        Understanding the Call Home workflow
    3. About SNMP
      1.  
        About the Management Information Base (MIB)
  11. Remote Management Module (RMM) security
    1.  
      Introduction to IPMI configuration
    2.  
      Recommended IPMI settings
    3.  
      RMM ports
    4.  
      Enabling SSH on the Remote Management Module
    5.  
      Replacing the default IPMI SSL certificate
  12. STIG and FIPS conformance
    1.  
      OS STIG hardening for NetBackup appliance
    2.  
      Unenforced STIG hardening rules
    3.  
      FIPS 140-2 conformance for NetBackup appliance
  13. Appendix A. Security release content
    1.  
      NetBackup Appliance security release content
  14.  
    Index

Where to find NetBackup appliance log files using the Browse command

Table: NetBackup appliance log file locations provides the location of the logs and the log directories that are accessible with the Support > Logs > Browse command.

Table: NetBackup appliance log file locations

Appliance log

Log file location

Configuration log

<DIR> APPLIANCE

config_nb_factory.log

Selftest report

<DIR> APPLIANCE

selftest_report

Host change log

<DIR> APPLIANCE

hostchange.log

NetBackup logs, Volume Manager logs, and the NetBackup logs that are contained in the openv directory

<DIR> NBU

  • <DIR> netbackup

  • <DIR> openv

  • <DIR> volmgr

Operating system (OS) installation log

<DIR> OS

boot.log

boot.msg

boot.omsg

messages

NetBackup deduplication (PDDE) configuration script log

<DIR> PD

pdde-config.log

NetBackup Administrative web user interface log and the NetBackup web server log

<DIR> WEBGUI

  • <DIR> gui

  • <DIR> webserver

Device logs

/tmp/DataCollect.zip (software versions up to 3.1.2)

/log/DataCollect.zip (software versions 3.2 and later)

You can copy the DataCollect.zip to your local folders using the Main > Support > Logs > Share Open command.

More Information

About NetBackup appliance log files