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‎Host Management Actions

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+| [[Image:prev_icon.jpg|30px|link=Monitoring]]
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-===<b>Host Management</b>===
+===Host Management===
 Host Management is primarily for NetBackup certificate management. It is available under <b>Actions</b>-><b>Host Management</b>.<br>
 Tranzman provides a centralised place to test the connectivity, push SERVERs to host properties, and to make hosts to request certificates from the Destination master.<br>

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 * Click on <b>Actions->Host Management</b> while Tranzman is in the data transfer stage and all the NBU hosts are discovered and displayed on the <b>Host Management</b> page under <b>Client Mangement</b>.  <br>
-* Select all the eligible hosts and select <b>Actions</b>-><b>Run origin connectivity test</b>[[File:Hostmanagement_actions_origintest.jpg|15x15px]]. Confirm the action by clicking on [[File:Tranzman_commit_button.jpg|15x15px]] button. <br>
+* Select all the eligible hosts and select <b>Actions</b>-><b>Run origin connectivity test</b>[[File:Hostmanagement_actions_origintest.jpg|15x15px]]. Confirm the action by clicking on [[File:Tranzman_commit_button.jpg|100x20px]] button. <br>
 * A <b>CheckConn</b> task is created and viewed from <b>Views</b>-><b>Activity Monitor</b>. Upon completion of this task, the respective columns on the Host Management page should get populated with [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] rather than [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]]. <br>
 * After successful connectivity test on origin, Tranzman will identify the media servers and move it to the <b>Media Server Management</b> tab and only clients are left in <b>Client Management</b>. <br>

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 <b>Accelerator</b> column, tells if the host has FileSystem Accelerator enabled. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator feature is not enabled. <br>
+* A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator feature is not enabled. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator feature is enabled. <br>
+* A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator feature is enabled. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_double_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator tracklog is updated (by Tranzman) to use Destination master. <br>
+* A [[File:Hostmanagement_double_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator tracklog is updated (by Tranzman) to use Destination master. <br>
 <b>Lookup</b> column lists the status of name resolution of the host. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] says lookup failed for the host. <br>
+* A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] says lookup failed for the host. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] tells name resolution is successful for the client. <br>
+* A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] tells name resolution is successful for the client. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_exclamation.jpg|15x15px]] tells the name resolution is partially successful with multiple alias found.<br>
+* A [[File:Hostmanagement_exclamation.jpg|15x15px]] tells the name resolution is partially successful with multiple alias found.<br>
 It means that the hosts are returning different results for the same CLIENT_NAME. If this happens check the host management section in NetBackup, ensure all mapping requests are approved. <br>
 It may sometimes require to manually add a host mapping in NetBackup to fix the alias errors. <br>
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 [[File:Hostmanagement_lookup_status.jpg|700px]]
 A set of connectivity tests on Origin and Destination ports provides insight of connectivity status of host with Origin and Destination server. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] against each port shows the host failed to connect to corresponding servers. <br>
+<b>Port connectivity test</b>
 clicking on the icon provides detailed information for the failure. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows the connection is successful. <br>
+* A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows the connection is successful. <br>
 Initially, all the connectivity tests show failed and so it is required to perform <b>Run origin connectivity test</b> and <b>Run destination connectivity test</b>. <br>
-If the ORIGIN cannot connect to a server, it is expected the same for the Destination and so the host can be moved to <b>Not Selected</b> tab using [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_notselected.jpg | 15x15px ]] icon.  <br>
+If the Origin cannot connect to a server, it is expected the same for the Destination and so the host can be moved to <b>Not Selected</b> tab using [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_notselected.jpg | 15x15px ]] icon.  <br>
-If the ORIGIN can connect but the destination cannot connect, verify the LOOKUP entry is ticked as this will show whether Destination is able to resolve the server name. <br>
+If the Origin can connect but the destination cannot connect, verify the <b>lookup</b> entry is ticked as this will show whether Destination is able to resolve the server name. <br>
 If the Destination can resolve the name but unable to connect, verify the output of the <b>bpcd test</b> by clicking on [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]]. <br>
 If the output identifies a Certificate issue, and was trying to push a certificate, click on the hostname as it will show the history of actions run for the client, along with output from the Commands run at the HOST end. <br>
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 Tags can be Shown / Hidden by clicking on the [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_tags.jpg | 15x15px ]] icon. <br>
 Tags are useful to group the hosts with a common name.  <br>
-[[File:Hostmanagement_operations_hostadd.jpg | 15x15px ]] icon helps add a new tag. <br>
+* [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_hostadd.jpg | 15x15px ]] icon helps add a new tag. <br>
-If one or more hosts are selected then it allows to Edit, use [[File:Hostmanagement_tags_edit.jpg | 15x15px]] to assign a tag. <br>
+* If one or more hosts are selected then it allows to Edit, use [[File:Hostmanagement_tags_edit.jpg | 15x15px]] to assign a tag. <br>
-Use [[File:Hostmanagement_tags_delete.jpg | 15x15px]] icon, to remove a tag from them. <br>
+* Use [[File:Hostmanagement_tags_delete.jpg | 15x15px]] icon, to remove a tag from them. <br>
 Once tags have been added, the servers can be sorted or filtered by Tag. <br>
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 * Click on <b>Actions->Host Management</b> while Tranzman is in the data transfer stage and all the NBU hosts are discovered and displayed on the <b>Host Management</b> page under <b>Client Mangement</b>.  <br>
-* Select all the eligible hosts and select <b>Actions</b>-><b>Run origin connectivity test</b>[[File:Hostmanagement_actions_origintest.jpg|15x15px]]. Confirm the action by clicking on [[File:Tranzman_commit_button|15x15px]] button. <br>
+* Select all the eligible hosts and select <b>Actions</b>-><b>Run origin connectivity test</b>[[File:Hostmanagement_actions_origintest.jpg|15x15px]]. Confirm the action by clicking on [[File:Tranzman_commit_button.jpg|15x15px]] button. <br>
-* A <b>CheckConn</b> task is created and viewed from <b>Views</b>-><b>Activity Monitor</b>. Upon completion of this task, the respective columns on the Host Management page should get populated with
+* A <b>CheckConn</b> task is created and viewed from <b>Views</b>-><b>Activity Monitor</b>. Upon completion of this task, the respective columns on the Host Management page should get populated with [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] rather than [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]]. <br>
 * After successful connectivity test on origin, Tranzman will identify the media servers and move it to the <b>Media Server Management</b> tab and only clients are left in <b>Client Management</b>. <br>

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 [[File:Hostmanagement_status_bar.jpg |700px]]
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_alias.jpg|15x15px]] icon appears next to the host name, shows <b>Tranzman</b> detected alias for the hostname.
+A [[File:Hostmanagement_alias.jpg|15x15px]] icon appears next to the host name, shows <b>Tranzman</b> detected alias for the hostname.<br>
-Clicking on the icon reveals the alias table for the host with the connectivity status as below.
+Clicking on the icon reveals the alias table for the host with the connectivity status as below.<br>
-[[File:Hostmanagement_alias_status.jpg | 700px]]
+[[File:Hostmanagement_alias_status.jpg | 700px]]<br>
-<b>Last scan</b> tells the time since the Tranzman scanned the host for connectivity. The above image tells the hosts are scanned <b>6h</b> ago.
+<b>Last scan</b> tells the time since the Tranzman scanned the host for connectivity. The above image tells the hosts are scanned <b>6h</b> ago.<br>
 <b>Host props</b> column has [[File:Hostmanagement_hostprops.jpg|15x15px]] icon, clicking the icon provides the host properties of the corresponding server.<br>
-<b>Accelerator</b> column, tells if the host has FileSystem Accelerator enabled.
+<b>Accelerator</b> column, tells if the host has FileSystem Accelerator enabled. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator feature is not enabled.
+A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator feature is not enabled. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator feature is enabled.
+A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator feature is enabled. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_double_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator tracklog is updated (by Tranzman) to use Destination master.
+A [[File:Hostmanagement_double_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows accelerator tracklog is updated (by Tranzman) to use Destination master. <br>
-<b>Lookup</b> column lists the status of name resolution of the host.
+<b>Lookup</b> column lists the status of name resolution of the host. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] says lookup failed for the host.
+A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] says lookup failed for the host. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] tells name resolution is successful for the client.
+A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] tells name resolution is successful for the client. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_exclamation.jpg|15x15px]] tells the name resolution is partially successful with multiple alias found.
+A [[File:Hostmanagement_exclamation.jpg|15x15px]] tells the name resolution is partially successful with multiple alias found.<br>
-It means that the hosts are returning different results for the same CLIENT_NAME. If this happens check the host management section in NetBackup, ensure all MAPPING REQUESTS are approved.
+It means that the hosts are returning different results for the same CLIENT_NAME. If this happens check the host management section in NetBackup, ensure all mapping requests are approved. <br>
-It may sometimes require to manually add a host mapping in NetBackup to fix the alias errors.
+It may sometimes require to manually add a host mapping in NetBackup to fix the alias errors. <br>
-Click on each icon provides the detailed information of name resolution as below.
+Click on each icon provides the detailed information of name resolution as below. <br>
 [[File:Hostmanagement_lookup_status.jpg|700px]]
-A set of connectivity tests on Origin and Destination ports provides insight of connectivity status of host with Origin and Destination server.
+A set of connectivity tests on Origin and Destination ports provides insight of connectivity status of host with Origin and Destination server. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] against each port shows the host failed to connect to corresponding servers.
+A [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] against each port shows the host failed to connect to corresponding servers. <br>
-clicking on the icon provides detailed information for the failure.
+clicking on the icon provides detailed information for the failure. <br>
-A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows the connection is successful.
+A [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] shows the connection is successful. <br>
 The Status column provides a means to sort client by common errors, clicking on the status will list the status for the Origin, Destination and the Host along with description.
 ===Host Management Tags===
-Tags can be Shown / Hidden by clicking on the [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_tags.jpg | 15x15px ]] icon.
+Tags can be Shown / Hidden by clicking on the [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_tags.jpg | 15x15px ]] icon. <br>
-Tags are useful to group the hosts with a common name.
+Tags are useful to group the hosts with a common name.  <br>
-[[File:Hostmanagement_operations_hostadd.jpg | 15x15px ]] icon helps add a new tag.
+[[File:Hostmanagement_operations_hostadd.jpg | 15x15px ]] icon helps add a new tag. <br>
-If one or more hosts are selected then it allows to Edit, use [[File:Hostmanagement_tags_edit.jpg | 15x15px]] to assign a tag.
+If one or more hosts are selected then it allows to Edit, use [[File:Hostmanagement_tags_edit.jpg | 15x15px]] to assign a tag. <br>
-Use [[File:Hostmanagement_tags_delete.jpg | 15x15px]] icon, to remove a tag from them.
+Use [[File:Hostmanagement_tags_delete.jpg | 15x15px]] icon, to remove a tag from them. <br>
-Once tags have been added, the servers can be sorted or filtered by Tag.
+Once tags have been added, the servers can be sorted or filtered by Tag. <br>
-Refer [[File:Tutorials]] for a demonstration on usage of tags.
+Refer [[File:Tutorials]] for a demonstration on usage of tags. <br>
 ===Host Management process flow===
-<b>Host Management</b> should be performed 1 or 2 day after starting data transfer. This gives sufficient time for Destination to discover the Origin clients.
+<b>Host Management</b> should be performed 1 or 2 day after starting data transfer. This gives sufficient time for Destination to discover the Origin clients. <br>
-* Click on <b>Actions->Host Management</b> while Tranzman is in the data transfer stage and all the NBU hosts are discovered and displayed on the <b>Host Management</b> page under <b>Client Mangement</b>.
+* Click on <b>Actions->Host Management</b> while Tranzman is in the data transfer stage and all the NBU hosts are discovered and displayed on the <b>Host Management</b> page under <b>Client Mangement</b>.  <br>
-* Select all the eligible hosts and select <b>Actions</b>-><b>Run origin connectivity test</b>[[File:Hostmanagement_actions_origintest.jpg|15x15px]]. Confirm the action by clicking on [[File:Tranzman_commit_button|15x15px]] button.
+* Select all the eligible hosts and select <b>Actions</b>-><b>Run origin connectivity test</b>[[File:Hostmanagement_actions_origintest.jpg|15x15px]]. Confirm the action by clicking on [[File:Tranzman_commit_button|15x15px]] button. <br>
 * A <b>CheckConn</b> task is created and viewed from <b>Views</b>-><b>Activity Monitor</b>. Upon completion of this task, the respective columns on the Host Management page should get populated with
-[[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] rather than [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]].
+[[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] rather than [[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]]. <br>
-* After successful connectivity test on origin, Tranzman will identify the media servers and move it to the <b>Media Server Management</b> tab and only clients are left in <b>Client Management</b>.
+* After successful connectivity test on origin, Tranzman will identify the media servers and move it to the <b>Media Server Management</b> tab and only clients are left in <b>Client Management</b>. <br>
-It is expected to return a [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] on all columns for the corresponding clients. Refer [[Manage_Hosts#Host Management status bar|Host Management status bar]] section to understand the column information.
+It is expected to return a [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] on all columns for the corresponding clients. Refer [[Manage_Hosts#Host Management status bar|Host Management status bar]] section to understand the column information. <br>
-Based on the test results, the other actions can be performed. To understand more about <b>Host Management Actions</b>, refer [[Manage_Hosts#Host Management Actions|Host Management Actions]]
+Based on the test results, the other actions can be performed. To understand more about <b>Host Management Actions</b>, refer [[Manage_Hosts#Host Management Actions|Host Management Actions]] <br>

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 * [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_remove.jpg|15x15px]] Removes the origin SERVER entry from bp.conf/registry of selected servers. <br>
 * [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_update.jpg|15x15px]] Update the bp.conf/registry of selected servers with destination master as first SERVER entry and EMMSERVER entry (for media server)<br>
 ===Host Management status bar===
-The status bar provides information on the status of ports connectivity between the server and Origin/Destination master.
+The status bar provides information on the status of ports connectivity between the server and Origin/Destination master.<br>
-Helps to verify if the server has an active backup in the last 7 days, if the server is part of any available policy with accelerator enabled.  It also provides the ability to view the Host properties of a server.
+Helps to verify if the server has an active backup in the last 7 days, if the server is part of any available policy with accelerator enabled.<br>
-Shows the Backup software version running on the server.<br>
+It also provides the ability to view the Host properties of a server. It shows the Backup software version running on the server.<br>
 [[File:Hostmanagement_status_bar.jpg |700px]]
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 <b>Last scan</b> tells the time since the Tranzman scanned the host for connectivity. The above image tells the hosts are scanned <b>6h</b> ago.
-<b>Host props</b>
+<b>Host props</b> column has [[File:Hostmanagement_hostprops.jpg|15x15px]] icon, clicking the lists provides the host properties of the corresponding server.<br>
 The TICKS and CROSSES are all clickable to view the output of the commands that was executed.
 If the ORIGIN cannot connect to a server, it is expected the same for the DESTINATION and so the host can be moved to “NOT SELECTED” tab.

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 * [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_add_destination.jpg|15x15px]] Adds destination master name (and any additional SERVERS added) as SERVER entry on selected servers<br>
 * [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_update_accelerator.jpg|15x15px]] Updates the accelerator tracklogs to point to the new Destination master name<br>
-* [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_certificate.jpg|15x15px]] Uses the ORIGIN master to tell the HOST to request certificate from Destination<br>
+* [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_certificate.jpg|15x15px]] Uses the origin master to tell the host to request certificate from Destination<br>
 * [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_destintest.jpg|15x15px]] Performs connectivity test from destination master <-> hosts.<br>
 * [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_remove.jpg|15x15px]] Removes the origin SERVER entry from bp.conf/registry of selected servers. <br>
 * [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_update.jpg|15x15px]] Update the bp.conf/registry of selected servers with destination master as first SERVER entry and EMMSERVER entry (for media server)<br>
 ===Host Management status bar===