NetBackup 8.3.0.2 Application Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (2.0.1)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS
  1. Product overview
    1.  
      Introduction to NetBackup applications for Flex Appliance
    2.  
      About the Flex Appliance documentation
  2. Release notes
    1.  
      NetBackup 8.3.0.2 application new features, enhancements, and changes
    2.  
      Operational notes
  3. Geting started
    1.  
      Prerequisites before you can create NetBackup application instances
    2.  
      Installing the NetBackup Administration Console and client packages
  4. Creating NetBackup application instances
    1. Creating application instances
      1.  
        Creating a NetBackup master server instance
      2.  
        Creating a NetBackup media server instance
      3.  
        Creating a NetBackup WORM storage server instance
  5. Managing NetBackup application instances
    1.  
      Managing application instances from Flex Appliance and NetBackup
    2. Accessing NetBackup master and media server instances for management tasks
      1. Managing users on a master or media server instance
        1.  
          Adding and removing local users on a master or media server instance
        2.  
          Connecting a remote user domain to a master or a media server instance
        3.  
          Changing a user password on a master or media server instance
      2. Running NetBackup commands on a master or media server application instance
        1.  
          Creating a NetBackup touch file on a master or media server application instance
      3.  
        Monitoring NetBackup services on a NetBackup master server instance
      4.  
        Mounting an NFS share on a NetBackup master server instance
      5.  
        Setting environment variables on master and media server instances
      6.  
        Storing custom data on a master or media server instance
      7.  
        Modifying or disabling the nbdeployutil utility on a master server instance
      8.  
        Establishing trust with a NetBackup 7.7.3 master server instance
    3. Accessing NetBackup WORM storage server instances for management tasks
      1. About the NetBackup WORM storage server shell
        1.  
          About the dedupe command
        2.  
          About the retention command
        3.  
          About the setting command
        4.  
          About the support command

Connecting a remote user domain to a master or a media server instance

NetBackup master and media server application instances support Active Directory (AD) and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) users. Use the following procedure to connect a remote user domain to a master or a media server instance.

To connect a remote user domain

  1. From the Flex Appliance Console, verify that the instance is on the same network as the AD or the LDAP domain. If it is not, edit the settings so that the instance can reach the domain.
  2. Open the following ports between the instance and the remote host if they are not already open:

    • 139

    • 145

  3. Open an SSH session to the instance as the appadmin user and run the following command:

    sudo realm join <domain name> -v -U <domain administrator>

    Where <domain name> is the domain that you want to connect, and <domain administrator> is the username of an administrator user on that domain.

    Enter the appadmin user password when prompted.

  4. When the following prompts appear, enter the password for the domain administrator user:

    Password for Administrator:

    Enter Administrator's password:

  5. Wait for the process to complete. The following message should appear:

    Successfully enrolled machine in realm

    Run the following command to confirm:

    sudo realm list

  6. If you need to add user groups from this domain in the NetBackup web UI, you must modify the sssd.conf file before you can add the groups. If you do not need to add user groups and plan to add each user individually, do not perform this step.

    To modify the sssd.conf file:

    • Navigate to /etc/sssd/sssd.conf on the instance and locate the following section:

      [domain/<domain name>]

    • Add the following directive to this section:

      enumerate = True

    Note:

    If you have a large AD environment, you may need to perform additional tuning of the sssd.conf file. Refer to the Red Hat documentation or contact Veritas Technical Support.

  7. When the connection is complete, sign in to the instance as the appadmin user from the NetBackup web UI. Add and configure the remote users that you want to have access to the instance. See the NetBackup Web UI Security Administrator's Guide for details.

    Note:

    The username maintenance is not supported on application instances.