Disable FIPS mode for the NetBackup BAR Console
Carry out the following steps on each NetBackup host to disable FIPS mode.
To disable FIPS mode for the NetBackup BAR Console (on a local or a remote host)
- Open the NetBackup BAR Console configuration file.
On Windows computers, the file containing configuration options for the NetBackup BAR Console is: install_path\java\nbj.conf
On UNIX computers, the file containing configuration options for the NetBackup BAR Console is: /usr/openv/java/nbj.conf
- In the configuration file, disable the NB_FIPS_MODE option. Use the following format:
NB_FIPS_MODE = false
- Save the changes.
- Restart the NetBackup BAR Console.
To verify if FIPS mode is disabled for the NetBackup BAR Console
- Check the NetBackup BAR Console logs.
Log location:
On UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/nbjlogs/jbp.root.jnbSA. pid.log
On Windows: install_path\logs\user_ops\nbjlogs\jbp.root.jnbSA.pid.log
On a standalone console, create a directory structure (for example, Install_Path\NetBackup\logs\user_ops\nbjlogs) and check the logs.
If the log file contains the following log lines, it means FIPS mode is disabled for the console:
JavaPresentationLayer- Fips approved mode system property is - false JavaPresentationLayer- BAR console is running in non-FIPS mode