NetBackup™ Web UI Security Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.2)
  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.  
    5.  
      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.  
      Add an object group
    7.  
      Previewing the assets, application servers, or protection plans for 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
    11.  
      How can I limit role permissions to specific objects or assets?
  3. Security events and audit logs
    1.  
      About NetBackup auditing
    2.  
      View security events and audit logs
  4. Managing host mappings and certificates
    1.  
      About security management and certificates in NetBackup
    2.  
      NetBackup host IDs and host ID-based certificates
    3.  
      View NetBackup host information
    4.  
      Approve or add mappings for a host that has multiple host names
    5.  
      Reissue a certificate when a host's certificate is no longer valid
    6.  
      Remove mappings for a host that has multiple host names
    7.  
      Reset a host's attributes
    8.  
    9.  
  5. Managing global security settings
    1.  
      Disable communication with NetBackup 8.0 and earlier hosts
    2.  
      Disable automatic mapping of NetBackup host names
    3.  
      Select a security level for certificate deployment
    4.  
      Set a passphrase for disaster recovery
  6. Troubleshooting the web UI
    1.  
      Tips for accessing the NetBackup web UI
    2.  
      If a user doesn't have the correct permissions or access to workload assets in the NetBackup web UI

Tips for accessing the NetBackup web UI

When NetBackup is properly configured, you 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 your 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 third-party certificate is accessible and has not expired.

Use the java keytools command to validate the nbwebservice.jks file.

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

Restart the vnetd service.

Try carrying out all steps from Table: Solutions when the web user interface does not display.

Certificate warning displays when you try to access the web UI

The certificate warning is displayed if the NetBackup web server is using a certificate issued by a CA that is not trusted by the web browser. The default NetBackup web server certificate is issued by the NetBackup CA that is not trusted by web browsers.

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

  1. Configure the third-party certificate on the NetBackup web server.

    For more details, refer to the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

  2. If the problem persists, contact Veritas Technical Support.
Certificate warning displays after a failover in a clustered setup

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

  1. Run the configureTPCerts command on all cluster nodes.

    For more details, refer to the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

  2. After you run the configureTPCerts command, be sure to restart the nbwmc and vnetd services.