Overview of configuring NetBackup and Microsoft Azure Stack

The following table lists the steps for configuring NetBackup for Microsoft Azure Stack that are required for authentication:

Table: Steps for configuring NetBackup for Microsoft Azure Stack

Steps	Component	Details
1	Backup host	Create a backup host and whitelist a NetBackup client if you want to use it as a backup host. For more information, refer to: See Managing backup hosts. See Whitelisting a backup host on NetBackup master server.
2	Custom NetBackup role in Microsoft Azure Stack	Create a custom role in Microsoft Azure Stack for NetBackup to backup and restore VMs. For more information, refer to: See Adding a Microsoft Azure Stack custom role to provide access permissions to NetBackup administrator.
3	Microsoft Azure Stack credentials file Microsoft Azure Stack plug-in configuration file	Create a file that contains the Azure stack credentials on the master server. See Creating a file that contains Microsoft Azure Stack credentials. Configure the Microsoft Azure Stack plug-in using a configuration file and whitelist the configuration file path. For more information, refer to: See Configuring the Microsoft Azure plug-in using the `azurestack.conf` configuration file. See Whitelisting the configuration file path on NetBackup master server. Add Microsoft Azure Stack credentials to NetBackup to establish communication and protect the data. For more information, refer to: See Adding Microsoft Azure Stack credentials in NetBackup.
4	BigData policy	Creating a BigData policy for Microsoft Azure Stack. For more information, refer to: See Creating a BigData policy for Microsoft Azure Stack using the NetBackup Policies utility.