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  4. NetBackup installation parameters for the primary server
NetBackup™ Marketplace Deployment on AWS

NetBackup installation parameters for the primary server

Below table states the details of NetBackup installation parameters for the primary server:

Table: NetBackup installation parameters for the primary server

Parameters

Description

NetBackup Web Username

Provide a 'Web user' name. If a non-root username is provided, then the user will be created. This user will be created on the primary server instance during deployment and will only be used to access NetBackup Web UI. Administrator role will be associated with web user.

NetBackup Web User Password

Password must be at least 8 characters long which includes a number, a lower case, an upper case and a special character (!@#$%^&*).

Confirm NetBackup Web User Password

Password must be at least 8 characters long which includes a number, a lower case, an upper case and a special character (!@#$%^&*).

NetBackup Server Name

Provide a name for the NetBackup server. Must be a valid name with a minimum length of 8 characters and it should not start with minus sign (-), dot (.) and a number.

User for Services on NetBackup Server

Provide a non-root Service Username. It is used to run NetBackup services and is set as database user as well. It will not be accessible via SSH. Most services on the server run as this user. User gets created and gets associated with the 'nbwebgrp' user group as the secondary group.

Refer to the Running NetBackup services with non-privileged user (service user) account chapter in the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

IAM Role

Name of the existing IAM role to be attached to the NetBackup primary server instance. The role must have all required permissions and include policy for Secrets Manager to store password for Web UI user.See IAM role required for the primary server.

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