Disable FIPS mode for the NetBackup Administration Console
Carry out the following steps on each NetBackup host to disable FIPS mode.
To disable FIPS mode for the NetBackup Administration Console (on a local or a remote host)
- Open the NetBackup Administration Console configuration file.
On Windows computers, the file containing configuration options for the NetBackup Administration Console is: install_path\java\nbj.conf
On UNIX computers, the file containing configuration options for the NetBackup Administration Console is: /usr/openv/java/nbj.conf
- In the configuration file, disable the NB_FIPS_MODE option. Use the following format:
NB_FIPS_MODE = false
- Save the changes.
- Restart the NetBackup Administration Console.
To verify if FIPS mode is disabled for the NetBackup Administration Console
- Check the NetBackup Administration Console logs.
Log location:
On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/nbjlogs/jbp.root.jnbSA. pid.log
On Windows: install_path\logs\user_ops\nbjlogs\jbp.root.jnbSA.pid.log
On a standalone console, create a directory structure (for example, C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\logs\user_ops\nbjlogs) and check the logs.
If the log file contains the following log lines, it means FIPS mode is disabled for the console:
JavaPresentationLayer- Fips approved mode system property is - false JavaPresentationLayer- Administration console is running in non-FIPS mode