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  2. NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. Using the NetBackup Deduplication Shell
  4. Managing NetBackup services from the deduplication shell
  5. Managing the NGINX service
NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Managing the NGINX service

The NGINX service is the gateway for the Storage Platform Web Service (SPWS). Use the following procedures to manage the NGINX service.

To view the status of the NGINX service

  1. Open an SSH session to the server as the msdpadm user, or for NetBackup Flex Scale, as an appliance administrator.
  2. Run the following command:

    setting nginx status

To stop or start the NGINX service

  1. Open an SSH session to the server as the msdpadm user, or for NetBackup Flex Scale, as an appliance administrator.
  2. Run one of the following commands:

    setting nginx stop

    setting nginx start

Configuring the NGINX certificate

The NGINX certificate lets NGINX communicate with the NetBackup primary server. Use the following procedure to manage the configuration if there are issues with the certificate.

To configure the NGINX certificate

  1. Open an SSH session to the server as the msdpadm user, or for NetBackup Flex Scale, as an appliance administrator.
  2. Run the following command:

    setting nginx config-self-signed-cert

  3. You can view the details of the NGINX certificate with the following command:

    setting nginx show-cert

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