Add/Edit NetBackup Primary Servers within the Data Collector policy
Add and edit Veritas NetBackup servers directly from the data collector policy screen. These functions are also available from the .
The table, shown in the policy, is populated using either of these methods. Servers added from the policy are also displayed under . The table only displa ys available servers. These servers are not assigned to other policies within the domain.
Note:
Data Collector policies can be in place for multiple servers, but a server cannot be assigned multiple policies within the same domain. If you try add a server that is already assigned to another Data Collector policy, you will be prompted to remove it from its current policy and reassign it.
Click .
Select a Primary Server and click .
The window is displayed.
Enter or update values. Required fields are denoted by *.
Host Name: Name displayed in the portal. This is a required field.
Internal Host Name: Must match the host name of the Primary Server. If a Primary Server belongs to a cluster, enter the NetBackup Cluster Name for the Internal Name.
This is a required field.
IP Address: IP address of the host/backup server. This is a required field.
Make, Host Model, Host Location, Host Info Operating System, and OS Version, are optional.
Backup Type: Select Veritas NetBackup Primary. The field is displayed when the server is designated as a Primary Server. The Time Zone setting is only available for a host that is configured as a NetBackup Primary.
API Key: Enter the API key obtained from the Cohesity NetBackup Web UI to successfully execute the REST APIs. This API key must be specified in cases where password-based authentication is not allowed on the Cohesity NetBackup Primary Servers. For policies with Collection Method as NetBackup Software on a Data Collector Server, self-configured JWT tokens using certificates on the NetBackup Primary are used to execute the REST APIs. In this case, API Key is optional and will be used only when Data Collector is unable to get JWT token. Refer NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide for setting up certificates in NetBackup. See the Manage API keys section from the NetBackup Web UI Security Administrator's Guide for steps to get the API key.
See Prerequisites for collection from Cohesity NetBackup deployed on Kubernetes clusters.
Time Zones: Select a Time Zone to associate with the NetBackup Primary. Whenever the Time Zone is modified, the system marks the Data Collector as dirty so that the updates will be pushed to the Data Collector server. If the time zone is not explicitly configured for a NetBackup Primary, IT Analytics defaults to the time zone of the Data Collector server. Note that in IT Analytics reports, the date and time displayed for a backup transaction represents the date and time when the event actually happened.
Host Group Membership: Click to select a host group membership. Host group membership is mandatory when creating a backup server. A server can belong to multiple groups.
