Preparation for Scanning Veritas NetBackup
StorageGuard collects configuration data from Veritas NetBackup environment by opening an HTTPS connection to the Veritas NetBackup master server and running read-only Management Rest API calls.
The following table lists the requirements for scanning Veritas NetBackup:
| # | Description |
| 1 | Provide the name or IP address of the Veritas NetBackup master server. |
| 2 | Provide a user account (and password) for Veritas NetBackup master server. |
| 3 | Provide a role OPERATIONS|SECURITY|KMS|SERVICES|VIEW and OPERATIONS|VIEW permission to role. |
| 4 | Make sure that IP connectivity through HTTP or HTTPS is available between the StorageGuard server and Veritas NetBackup master server. |
| 5 |
Optional: When a Linux-based NetBackup server is used, it's recommended to also enable StorageGuard to scan the NetBackup host or server instance. This requires SSH access and an OS user account. Refer to Storage Management host | Scan Requirements for more information. |
NOTE: StorageGuard support scanning NetBackup releases 8.1 and above.
Creating a User Account for Scanning Veritas NetBackup
The following suggested method can be used to create a user account with appropriate privileges:
Please review Veritas NetBackup guide for creating a custom role -
NetBackup™ Web UI Security Administrator's Guide - Add a custom role
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/134641643-134641656-0/v130722496-134641656
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