Enabling FIPS for Access Appliance
You can enable the FIPS mode for NetBackup MSDP for increased appliance security.
When you enable FIPS for MSDP, all backup and restore jobs that are in progress are terminated. After you enable the FIPS mode, restart the NetBackup services to restart the jobs.
To enable the FIPS mode for NetBackup MSDP, complete the following steps:
- Log in to the Access web interface of the configured cluster by opening a supported browser and typing:
http://console-ip:14161
where console-ip is the management console IP address where the web interface is hosted.
- In the navigation pane, click Settings, and then click Security management.
- On the FIPS tab, in the MSDP node status area click Enable FIPS.
- Review the compatibility list to ensure that all components that communicate with the FIPS service are FIPS compliant. Confirm that you have reviewed the compatibility list and click Continue.
- To monitor the progress, click View details on the Security page. The ongoing and completed tasks for the operation are also displayed in Recent activity.
After the operation is complete, you can view the FIPS status for both the cluster nodes. If the FIPS mode is enabled for a node, the status is displayed as Enabled. If the FIPS mode cannot be enabled for a node, the status is displayed as Disabled, and if the FIPS status cannot be retrieved because the node is stopped, shut down, or unreachable, the status is displayed as Unknown. For nodes that display Unknown status, you can enable the FIPS mode again. If the FIPS mode is enabled on the cluster and a node is down, it automatically synchronize its status with the cluster after it is up.
