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  2. NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. Using the NetBackup Deduplication Shell
  4. Managing NetBackup services from the deduplication shell
  5. Managing the Storage Platform Web Service (SPWS)
NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Managing the Storage Platform Web Service (SPWS)

The Storage Platform Web Service (SPWS) is a service for Instant Access and Universal Shares. Use the following procedures to manage the SPWS.

To view the status of the SPWS

  1. Open an SSH session to the server.
  2. Run the following command:

    dedupe spws status

To stop or start the SPWS

  1. Open an SSH session to the server.
  2. Run one of the following commands:

    dedupe SPWS stop

    dedupe SPWS start

To view an SPWS configuration parameter

  1. Open an SSH session to the server.
  2. Run the following command:

    setting spws-config get-spws-param spws_configkey=<parameter>

    Where <parameter> is the parameter that you want to view.

To change an SPWS configuration parameter

  1. Open an SSH session to the server.
  2. Run the following command:

    setting spws-config set-spws-param spws_configsection=<section> spws_configkey=<parameter> spws_configvalue=<value>

    Where <section> is the Samba configuration section, <parameter> is the parameter that you want to change, and <value> is the value that you want to change it to. For example:

    setting spws-config set-spws-param spws_configsection=Livemount spws_configkey=maxallowedusharebackupjobs spws_configvalue=5

Troubleshooting connection failures

If you experience persistent connection failures to the SPWS, use the following procedure to push the certificate from the SPWS to the primary NetBackup Web Service.

To push the certificate

  1. Open an SSH session to the server.
  2. Run the following command:

    dedupe spws push-spws-certificate

    Note:

    In a cluster environment, you must run this command from the catalog engine. It cannot be run from the other engines.

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