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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring host credentials
  5. About configuring Snapshot Management server in NetBackup
  6. Configuring CloudPoint plug-ins in NetBackup
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Configuring CloudPoint plug-ins in NetBackup

The CloudPoint plug-in you have installed on the CloudPoint server must be registered and configured in NetBackup with the associated CloudPoint server.

To register a CloudPoint plug-in

  1. Log on to the NetBackup Administration Console.
  2. In the left navigation pane, go to Media and Device Management > Credentials > Snapshot Management Server.

    The Snapshot Server Management pane is displayed.

  3. Click on the server where you want to add the plug-in. The CloudPoint Plugins pane is refreshed.
  4. In the CloudPoint Plugins pane, right-click on a blank row.
  5. In the menu, click New CloudPoint Plugin.
  6. In the Add New Plugin dialog box, from the Available Plugins list, select the plug-in you want to add.
  7. Click Next.
  8. In the Configure CloudPlugin dialog box, enter the plug-in ID.

    Note:

    The plug-in ID must be unique and must comprise of A-Z, a-z, 0-9, + ,. , _ , - characters.

  9. Enter the credential details.

    Note:

    The fields are different for different plug-in types.

  10. Click OK.

    A success message is displayed.

  11. Click OK.

    The newly added plug-in is listed in the CloudPoint Plugins pane.

To modify CloudPoint plug-in credentials

  1. Log on to the NetBackup Administration Console.
  2. In the left navigation pane, go to Media and Device Management > Credentials > Snapshot Management Server.

    The Snapshot Server Management pane is displayed.

  3. Click in the server under which the plug-in is added. The CloudPoint Plugins pane displays all the associated plug-ins.
  4. Right-click on the CloudPoint plug-in you want to modify.
  5. In the menu, click Change Plugin.
  6. In the Selected CloudPlugin dialog box, update the credential details.

    Note:

    You cannot change the plug-in type and plug-in ID.

    Warning:

    If you enter incorrect credentials, the existing snapshot related information available within CloudPoint is lost, which can lead to restore failures. This information can be regenerated if you again enter the right credentials.

  7. Click OK.

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