VERITAS NetBackup 5330 Configuration Manual page 7

Parameter Description
Default user name New NetBackup appliances are shipped with the following default log-in credentials:
and password
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Default The appliance comes configured with a known default password for the Maintenance user
Maintenance user
account. You should change this password either before or immediately after the initial
password
configuration to prevent unauthorized access to the appliance maintenance mode. Note that you
must provide the Maintenance user password to Veritas Technical Support in the event that
the appliance requires troubleshooting services.
Each initial configuration procedure includes a step that describes how to change the default
maintenance user password.
Firewall port usage Make sure that the following ports are open on any firewall that exists between a master server
and a media server:
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For more information about firewall ports for NetBackup and the NetBackup appliance, see the
following tech note on the Veritas Support website:
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH178855
Media server role A NetBackup 5330 appliance can only be configured as a media server.
Before you configure this appliance as a media server, the master server that you plan to use
with it must be updated with the new appliance media server name. Whether the master server
is a NetBackup appliance or a traditional NetBackup master server, the name of the new appliance
media server must be added to the Additional Servers list on the master server.
Adding the new appliance media server name to the master server before the new appliance is
configured provides the following benefits when performing the initial configuration on the new
appliance:
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NetBackup 5330 appliance configuration guidelines (continued)
Table 1-1
User name: admin
Password: P@ssw0rd
Note:
When you perform the initial configuration, you are not required to change the default
password. However, to increase the security of your environment Veritas recommends that
you change the default password immediately. As a best practice, the password should be
changed periodically. Make sure to keep a record of the current password in a secure location.
13724 (vnetd)
13720 (bprd)
1556 (PBX)
Provides the appropriate network communication that allows the media server to become part
of the NetBackup domain.
Allows the media server to create the storage server and the disk pool entries.
"Configuring a master server to communicate with an appliance media server"
Preparing for initial configuration
Guidelines for NetBackup 5330 initial configuration
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on page 26.