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  1. Home
  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section IX. Managing security
  4. Managing security certificates
  5. Using external security certificates with NetBackup
  6. View external certificate information for the NetBackup hosts in the domain
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

View external certificate information for the NetBackup hosts in the domain

Note:

Before you can see external certificate information, you must configure NetBackup for external certificates. See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide for details.

As you add external certificates to the hosts in the NetBackup domain, use the External certificates dashboard to track which hosts need attention. To support an external certificate, a host must be upgraded and enrolled with an external certificate.

To view external certificate information for the hosts

  1. On the left, select Security > Certificates.
  2. Select the External certificates tab.

In addition to hosts information and details for the hosts' external certificates, the following information is also included:

  • The NetBackup certificate status column indicates if a host also has a NetBackup certificate.

  • The External certificate dashboard contains the following information for NetBackup 8.1 and later hosts:

    • Total hosts. The total number of hosts. The hosts most be online and able to communicate with NetBackup primary server.

    • Hosts with certificate. The number of hosts that have a valid external certificate enrolled with the NetBackup primary server.

    • Hosts with no certificate. Either the host supports external certificates, but does not have one enrolled. Or, an upgrade to NetBackup 8.2 or later is required for the host (applies to versions 8.1, 8.1.1, or 8.1.2). The NetBackup upgrade required total also includes any hosts that were reset or any hosts for which the NetBackup version is unknown. NetBackup 8.0 and earlier hosts do not use security certificates and are not reflected here.

    • Certificate expiry. The hosts that have an expired or expiring external certificate.

View details for a host's external certificate

You can view details of a host's certificate that was issued by an external certificate authority.

To view details for a host's external certificate

  1. On the left, select Security > Certificates.
  2. Click the External certificates tab.

    The list of external certificates displays for the primary server.

  3. To view additional certificate details for a host, click on a host name.

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