NetWorker Management Web UI: How to Install

Summary: How to Install the NetWorker Management Web UI (NWUI) software.

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The NetWorker Web User Interface (NWUI) is a web-based management interface used to configure, operate, and monitor NetWorker servers. NWUI uses HTML5, Apache Tomcat, and the Spring Framework to provide a superior user-experience through intuitive workflows and increased responsiveness. Install the NetWorker Web User Interface on Linux or Windows. You can install it on the NetWorker server or a separate host.

The NWUI server must have Java installed. It is recommended to use the NetWorker Runtime Environment (NRE). If the host is also the NetWorker server, then Java is also a requirement for the NetWorker server's local authentications service. If the host is an existing NetWorker server, Java is required by the NetWorker server services and is already installed. If you are installing NWUI on a host which is not the NetWorker server, Java (NRE) must be installed prior to completing the NWUI installation. NetWorker: NRE: NetWorker Runtime Environment - Introduction and Installation


Installing NWUI on Linux

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  1. Connect to the host with the root account.
  2. Download the NetWorker Management Web UI software package from the Dell Online Support website.
     
NOTE: There is no "NWUI package." Download the NetWorker version package. The zipped download contains the NWUI installation files.

 

  1. Extract the files by typing the tar command. For example:
tar -xvf file_name.tar.gz
[root@lnx-nwserv]:~# tar xf nw1910_linux_x86_64.tar.gz ; cd linux_x86_64 ; ls -l | grep nwui
-rw-r--r--. 1 root games 191592892 Jan  9 12:40 lgtonwui-19.10.0.1-1.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r--. 1 root games 177367524 Jan  9 12:40 lgtonwuiserv-19.10.0.1-1.x86_64.rpm
[root@lnx-nwserv]:~/linux_x86_64#

There are two RPM files for the NWUI:

  • lgtonwui: For installing on a host which is not the NetWorker server. This installs a new Apache Tomcat instance on the host for use by NWUI.
  • lgtonwuiserv: For installing on a NetWorker server
  1. From the directory that contains the extracted NetWorker software packages, use the rpm command to install the required NetWorker Management Web UI package.
NetWorker server:  
cd linux_x86_64 ; rpm -ivh lgtonwuiserv-*.rpm
Standalone Linux system: 
cd linux_x86_64 ; rpm -ivh lgtonwui-*.rpm
  1. When prompted, start the NWUI configure script: 
/opt/nwui/scripts/mcui_configure.sh
[root@lnx-nwserv]:~/linux_x86_64# /opt/nwui/scripts/nwui_configure.sh
 
NOTE: The prompts differ depending on whether the install is local or remote from the NetWorker server.
 
  • Local: Provide the NetWorker Authentication Service hostname. The authentication host is the NetWorker server unless a separate host is used for authentication in this datazone.
  • Remote: Use the java installation. Specify a keystore password. Provide the hostname of the NetWorker Authentication Service host (usually the NetWorker server) and its port.
Specify the directory where the Java Standard Edition Runtime Environment (JRE) software is installed [/opt/nre/java/latest]:

Specify the host name of the NetWorker Authentication Service host [lnx-nwserv]: 

Specify the host name of the NetWorker Server to be Managed by NWUI [lnx-nwserv]: 

Specify the AUTHC port for Networker Server which is managed by NWUI [9090]: 

The NetWorker Web UI Server requires a keystore file to configure encryption and to provide SSL support. 
EMC recommends that you specify a password that has a minimum of nine characters, 
with at least one upper case letter, one lower case letter, one number and one special character. 

The installation process will create a new keystore file. 

Specify the keystore password: 
Confirm the password: 

The installation completed successfully.
  1. Start the NWUI service.
The process which is started is called: nwuictld
Linux sysvinit: service nwui start/stop/status
Linux systemd: systemctl start/stop/status nwui 
[root@lnx-nwserv]:~# systemctl status nwui
● nwui.service - NetWorker Management Web UI Server
   Loaded: loaded (/opt/nwui/scripts/nwui.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Thu 2024-01-25 16:55:06 EST; 5min ago
...
...
  1. Access the NetWorker Management Web UI by using following link:
https://<NWUI_hostname>:9090/nwui
 
NWUI login screen


Logs: NetWorker Management Web UI (NWUI): Triage and Troubleshooting Guide


Installing NWUI on Windows

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1. Log in to the target host with a user that has administrator privileges.
2. Download the NetWorker Management Web UI software package from the Dell Online Support website.
 

NOTE: There is no "NWUI package." Download the NetWorker version package. The zipped download contains the NWUI installation files.

3. Extract the package and locate the appropriate installation package.

Depending on if the host is a NetWorker server, or a standalone host. The installation may differ.
NetWorker server installation package
Standalone NWUI package
 

4.  Review and agree to the license terms. 
5. The default installation folder is C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nwui. It is recommended to leave this as default or install in the same location as other NetWorker software (if installed).
6. Specify the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the NetWorker Authentication Host. This is typically the NetWorker server; however, in environments with multiple NetWorker servers a single primary Authentication Host may be used. The default port is 9090.
7. Specify the FQDN of the NetWorker Server Host. This is the NetWorker server which is managed by this NWUI server. Only one NetWorker server can be managed per NWUI server. The default port is 9090.

                        Configuring NWUI 

8. If prompted by a Security Alert, you must
                    - 'View Certificate'

                        View Certificate 
                   
                    - 'Install Certificate' - 'Next'
                    - 'Place all certificates in the following store' - 'Browse'
                    - 'Select Certificate Store'.
                    - 'Trusted Root Certificate Authorities'

                        Trusted Root Certificate Authorities 
                    OK, Next

9. Create the NWUI keystore password. Click Next.
10. Once the installation finishes, access the NetWorker Management Web UI from a browser and login using the standard NetWorker authentication credentials. 

https://<NWUI_hostname>:9090/nwui

NWUI login page 

                       
Logs: NetWorker Management Web UI (NWUI): Triage and Troubleshooting Guide

Additional Information

NetWorker Management Web UI (NWUI): How to Use
NetWorker: How to install a NetWorker on Stand-Alone Linux Operating Systems
NetWorker NWUI: How to Configure AD/LDAP from the NetWorker Web User Interface
NetWorker: How to configure "AD over SSL" (LDAPS) from The NetWorker Web User Interface (NWUI)
NetWorker Management Web UI (NWUI): Triage and Troubleshooting Guide

Affected Products

NetWorker

Products

NetWorker, NetWorker Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000008992
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 11 Sept 2025
Version:  10
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