NetBackup web UI features
The NetBackup web user interface provides the following features:
Ability to access the primary server from a web browser, including Chrome and Firefox. For details on supported browsers for the web UI, see the NetBackup Software Compatibility List.
Note that the NetBackup web UI may behave differently for different browsers. Some functionality, for example a date picker, may not be available on all browsers. These inconsistencies are due to the capabilities of the browser and not because of a limitation with NetBackup.
A dashboard that displays a quick overview of the information that is important to you.
Role-based access control (RBAC) that lets the administrator configure user access to NetBackup and to delegate the tasks such as security, storage management, or workload protection.
Management of NetBackup security settings including certificates, access keys, multi-person authorization, and user sessions.
Management of hosts including deployment management and NetBackup host properties.
Management of storage and devices.
Data protection is achieved through policies or protection plans.
Detection and reporting features provide for the detection of malware and anomalies and let you track the size of backup data on your primary servers through usage reporting. You can also easily connect to Cohesity NetInsights Console to view and manage NetBackup licensing.
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The NetBackup web UI is best viewed at a 1280x1024 or higher screen resolution.
NetBackup uses role-based access control to grant access to the web UI. Access control is accomplished through roles.
A role defines the operations that a user can perform and the access that the user has to any workload assets, protection plans, or credentials. A user can have multiple roles, which allows for full and for flexible customization of user access.
RBAC is only available for the web UI and the APIs.
Other access control methods for NetBackup are not supported for the web UI and APIs.
The NetBackup web UI lets administrators more easily monitor NetBackup operations and events and identify any issues that need attention.
The dashboard displays an overview of NetBackup operations and security information. This information includes jobs, certificates, tokens, security events, malware and anomaly detection, and usage reporting.
The dashboard widgets that display depend on a user's RBAC role and permissions.
Email notifications can be configured so that administrators receive notifications when job failures occur. NetBackup supports any ticketing system that can receive inbound email.
NetBackup classic policies are available for the Administrator that wants to use policies for data protection. Backup policies provide the instructions that NetBackup follows to back up clients, databases, or virtual machines. These instructions include where to store the backup and when and how frequently to perform the backup. For client backups, policies also include the files and directories to back up.
See Support for NetBackup classic policies.
Data protection with protection plans is fully managed with role-based access control (RBAC). The NetBackup administrator can manage which users can view and manage assets and can perform backups and restores. Each default workload administrator role (for example, Default VMware Administrator) allows a user access to protection plans, jobs, and credentials.
See Supported protection plan types.
Protection plans offer the following benefits:
A workload administrator can create and manage protection plans, including the backup schedules and the storage that the plan uses. This administrator selects the protection plans that protect assets.
See Role permissions.
In addition to schedules for backups, a protection plan can also include a schedule for replication and long-term retention.
When you select from your available storage, you can see any additional features available for that storage.
Users with a workload administrator role can create protection plans, manage credentials, subscribe assets to the protection plans that meet the SLO, and monitor protection status.
Administrators can perform server-directed restores from the web UI.
See About server-directed restores.
The workload administrator can perform self-service recovery of VMs, databases, or other asset types. This type of recovery is available for the assets that are protected with recovery points.
For the workloads that support the instant access feature, users can mount a snapshot for immediate access to a VM's files or to a database.