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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 configuration for an external CMS server
  6. Configure external credentials
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Configure external credentials

This type of credential allows you to configure an external CMS server.

An External credential can only be created if an external CMS server configuration exists.

To configure external credentials

  1. On the left, click Credential management.
  2. On the Named credentials tab, click Add.
  3. Select External and click Start.

    On Add a credential page, provide the following properties:

    • Credential name

    • Tag

    • Description

  4. Select the appropriate Category to assign the credential.
  5. Search and select the External CMS configuration.

    Provide the following parameter details for CyberArk Server:

    • Application ID - Unique ID of the application issuing the password request.

    • Object - Name of the password object to retrieve.

    • Safe - Name of the Safe where the password is stored.

    For more information on the parameters for CyberArk server, see Call the Web Service using REST.

  6. Click Next.
  7. 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.

  8. Click Next and follow the prompts to complete the wizard.

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