Adding MSDP users from the deduplication shell
NetBackup requires an MSDP user to connect to the deduplication storage. One MSDP user is required when you configure the storage server. If you use multiple NetBackup domains with the WORM instance, you need to add an additional MSDP user for each NetBackup domain after you create the instance.
Use the following procedure to add MSDP users from the deduplication shell.
To add an MSDP user
- Open an SSH session to the server as the msdpadm user, or for NetBackup Flex Scale, as an appliance administrator.
- (Optional) If you want to use a random password for the new user, generate one with the following command:
setting MSDP-user random-password
- Run the following command:
setting MSDP-user add-MSDP-user username=<username> password=<password>
Where <username> is the username of the user that you want to add, and <password> is a password for that user.
The username must have between 4 and 30 characters and can include letters and numbers.
The password must be between 15 and 32 characters and must include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character (_.+~={}?!).
- Run the following commands to view the new user:
setting MSDP-user verify-user username=<username>
This command verifies the username and the password for the new user.
setting MSDP-user list
This command shows a list of all MSDP users.