NetBackup™ Web UI Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (10.0)
  1. Introducing the NetBackup web user interface
    1.  
      About the NetBackup web UI
    2.  
      Terminology
    3.  
      Sign in to the NetBackup web UI
    4.  
      Sign out of the NetBackup web UI
  2. About NetBackup for SQL Server
    1.  
      Overview of NetBackup for SQL Server
  3. Installation and host configuration
    1.  
      Planning the installation of NetBackup for SQL Server
    2. Configuring SQL Server hosts and user permissions
      1.  
        Installing the Veritas VSS provider for vSphere
    3.  
      Configuring the NetBackup services for SQL Server backups and restores
    4.  
      Configure local security privileges for SQL Server
    5.  
      Configuring the primary server host name for the SQL Server agent
    6.  
      Configuring the number of jobs allowed for backup operations
    7.  
      Configuring the Maximum jobs per client setting
  4. Managing SQL Server discovery and credentials
    1. About discovery of SQL Server objects
      1.  
        Discover advanced or basic availability groups on demand
      2.  
        Discover databases on demand
      3.  
        Discover read-scale availability groups
    2. About SQL Server credentials
      1.  
        Add a credential for SQL Server
      2.  
        Select a credential for a SQL Server instance or replica
      3.  
        View the credential name that is applied to an asset
      4.  
        Edit or delete a named credential
    3.  
      Remove SQL Server instances
    4.  
      Manually add a SQL Server instance
  5. Managing protection plans for SQL Server
    1.  
      About protecting SQL Server availability groups
    2. Create a protection plan to protect SQL Server assets
      1.  
        Schedules
      2.  
        Performance tuning and configuration options
      3.  
        Using copy-only snapshot backups to affect how differentials are based
      4.  
        Snapshot methods
    3.  
      Protect a SQL Server availability group that crosses NetBackup domains
  6. Viewing SQL Server asset details
    1.  
      Browse SQL Server assets
    2.  
      View the protection status of databases, instances, or availability groups
  7. Protecting SQL Server
    1.  
      Add SQL Server assets to a protection plan
    2.  
      Customize protection settings for a Microsoft SQL Server asset
    3.  
      Remove protection from SQL Server assets
  8. Restoring SQL Server
    1.  
      Requirements for restores of SQL Server
    2.  
      Perform a complete database recovery
    3.  
      Recover a single recovery point
    4.  
      Options for SQL Server restores
    5.  
      Restore a database (non-administrator users)
    6.  
      Select a different backup copy for recovery
    7.  
      Restore a SQL Server availability database to a secondary replica
    8.  
      Restore a SQL Server availability database to the primary and the secondary replicas
  9. Using instant access with SQL Server
    1. Prerequisites when you configure an instant access SQL Server database
      1.  
        Hardware configuration requirement of instant access
    2.  
      Things to consider before you configure an instant access database
    3.  
      Configure Samba users for SQL Server instant access
    4.  
      Configure an instant access database
    5.  
      View the livemount details of an instant access database
    6.  
      Delete an instant access database
    7.  
      Options for NetBackup for SQL Server instant access
    8.  
      NetBackup for SQL Server terms
    9.  
      Frequently asked questions
  10. Protecting SQL Server with VMware backups
    1. About protecting an application database with VMware backups
      1.  
        Limitations of VMware application backups
    2. Create a protection plan to protect SQL Server data with a VMware backup
      1.  
        Backup options and Advanced options
      2.  
        Exclude disks from backups
      3.  
        Snapshot retry options
    3.  
      Protect SQL Server data with a VMware backup
    4.  
      Restore SQL Server databases from a VMware backup
  11. Performance and troubleshooting
    1.  
      NetBackup for SQL Server performance factors
    2.  
      Troubleshooting credential validation
    3.  
      Troubleshooting VMware backups
    4.  
      SQL Server log truncation failure during VMware backups of SQL Server

Sign in to the NetBackup web UI

Authorized users can sign in to a NetBackup primary server from a web browser, using the NetBackup web UI.

For more information, refer to the Authorized users section in the NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide.

The following sign-in options are available:

Sign in with a username and password

Only authorized users can sign in to NetBackup web UI. Contact your NetBackup security administrator for more information.

To sign in to a NetBackup primary server using a username and password

  1. Open a web browser and go to the following URL.

    https://primaryserver/webui/login

    The primaryserver is the host name or IP address of the NetBackup primary server that you want to sign in to.

  2. Depending on the sign-in options that are available, choose from the following:

    • Enter your credentials and click Sign in.

    • If the default method is not username and password, click Sign in with username and password. Then enter your credentials.

    The following are example credentials:

    For this type of user

    Use this format

    Example

    Local user

    username

    jane_doe

    Windows user

    DOMAIN\username

    WINDOWS\jane_doe

    UNIX user

    username

    john_doe

Sign in with a certificate or smart card

You can sign in to NetBackup web UI with a smart card or digital certificate if you are an authorized user. Contact your NetBackup security administrator for more information.

To use a digital certificate that is not on a smart card, you must first upload the certificate to the browser's certificate manager. See the browser documentation for instructions or contact your certificate administrator for more information.

To sign in with a certificate or smart card

  1. Open a web browser and go to the following URL.

    https://primaryserver/webui/login

    The primaryserver is the host name or IP address of the NetBackup primary server that you want to sign in to.

  2. Click Sign in with certificate or smart card.
  3. When your browser prompts you, select the certificate.
Sign in with single sign-on (SSO)

You can sign in to NetBackup web UI with the single sign-on (SSO) option if SAML is configured as an identity provider in your NetBackup environment. Contact your NetBackup security administrator for more information.

To sign in to a NetBackup primary server using SSO

  1. Open a web browser and go to the following URL.

    https://primaryserver/webui/login

    The primaryserver is the host name or IP address of the NetBackup primary server that you want to sign in to.

  2. Click Sign in with single sign-on.
  3. Follow the steps as provided by your administrator.

    On subsequent logons, NetBackup signs you in automatically to the primary server.