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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section III. Configuring hosts
  4. Managing credentials for workloads and systems that NetBackup accesses
  5. Add a credential for NetBackup Callhome Proxy
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Add a credential for NetBackup Callhome Proxy

This type of credential provides the proxy server configuration that both the NetBackup Product Improvement Program and Usage Insights use.

See the Cohesity Usage Insights Getting Started Guide for details on using a Call Home proxy server.

To add a credential for NetBackup Callhome Proxy

  1. On the left, click Credential management.
  2. On the Named credentials tab, click Add and provide the following properties:
    • Credential name

    • Tag

    • Description

  3. Click Next.
  4. Select Callhome proxy.
  5. Provide the credential details that are needed for authentication and click Next.
  6. Add a role that you want to have access to the credential.
    • Click Add.

    • Select the role.

    • Select the credential permissions that you want the role to have.

  7. Click Next and follow the prompts to complete the wizard.
  8. After you create the credential, you must update the NetBackup configuration with an entry for CALLHOME_PROXY_NAME. Set the CALLHOME_PROXY_NAME to the credential name. From the primary server, use the command shown:

    echo CALLHOME_PROXY_NAME = CredentialName |bpsetconfig.exe

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