Credential access properties

Note:

To access these settings, in the web UI select Hosts > Host properties. Select the primary server and click Edit primary server. Then click Credential access.

Certain NetBackup hosts that are not named as clients in a policy must be enabled to access NDMP or disk array credentials. Use the Credential access properties to enter the names of those NetBackup hosts.

The Credential access host properties contain the following settings.

Table: Credential access host properties

Property	Description
NDMP Clients list	To add an NDMP client to the NDMP clients list, click Add. Enter the names of the NDMP hosts that are not named as clients in a policy.
Disk clients list	To add a disk client to the Disk clients list, click Add. Enter the names of the NetBackup hosts that meet all of the following criteria: The host must be designated in a policy as the Off-host backup host in an alternate client backup. The host that is designated as the off-host backup computer must not be named as a client on the Clients tab in any NetBackup policy. The policy for the off-host backup must be configured to use one of the disk array snapshot methods for the EMC CLARiiON, HP EVA, or IBM disk arrays. Note: The credentials for the disk array or NDMP host are specified in the NetBackup web UI. Click Credential management and then click on the Client credentials tab. Note: Off-host alternate client backup is a feature of NetBackup Snapshot Client, which requires a separate license. The NetBackup for NDMP feature requires the NetBackup for NDMP license.

Property

Description

NDMP Clients list

To add an NDMP client to the NDMP clients list, click Add. Enter the names of the NDMP hosts that are not named as clients in a policy.

Disk clients list

To add a disk client to the Disk clients list, click Add. Enter the names of the NetBackup hosts that meet all of the following criteria:

The host must be designated in a policy as the Off-host backup host in an alternate client backup.
The host that is designated as the off-host backup computer must not be named as a client on the Clients tab in any NetBackup policy.
The policy for the off-host backup must be configured to use one of the disk array snapshot methods for the EMC CLARiiON, HP EVA, or IBM disk arrays.
Note:
The credentials for the disk array or NDMP host are specified in the NetBackup web UI. Click Credential management and then click on the Client credentials tab.
Note:
Off-host alternate client backup is a feature of NetBackup Snapshot Client, which requires a separate license. The NetBackup for NDMP feature requires the NetBackup for NDMP license.

Credential access properties

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