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        <p>🛈 This section applies to migrations involving NetBackup versions 8.1 and later.</p>
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== Headline ==
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    <p>NetBackup uses X.509 PKI certificates for host authentication. The master server acts as the Certificate Authority (CA) and issues digital certificates to hosts.<br>
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    For catalog migrations, <b>CA Certificate</b> and <b>host ID certificates</b> must be deployed to all NetBackup hosts from the destination master server.<br>
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    Tranzman provides a fully automated and flexible <b>Host Management</b> feature to assist with certificate deployment and host configuration.
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NetBackup uses security certificates to authenticate NetBackup hosts. The security certificates conform to the X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) standard. A master server acts as the Certificate Authority (CA) and issues digital certificates to hosts.
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NetBackup 8.1 and later hosts can communicate with each other only in a securemode. NetBackup 8.1 hosts must have a <b>Certificate Authority (CA) certificate</b> and a <b>host ID-based certificate</b> for successful communication.For more details please refer to the NetBackup Security and Encryption guide.
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    <h2 style="border-bottom:2px solid #ffe0b2; padding-bottom:0.5rem; font-size:1.5em;">Host Management Overview</h2>
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      Host Management is available under <b>Actions &rarr; Host Management</b>.<br>
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      It provides a centralised interface to test connectivity, push SERVERs to host properties, and request certificates from the destination master.<br>
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      <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey;">[[File:Hostmanagement_view.jpg | 700px]]</div>
  
  
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So for migrations between NetBackup 8.1 and later , <b>CA Certificate</b> and <b>host ID certificates</b> need to be deployed to all the NBU hosts from the destination master server.
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      Additional options include updating Filesystem accelerator tracklogs, adding/removing origin or destination from host properties, and promoting destination as master server.</p>
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Tranzman has a brilliant feature which does these deployments named <b>Host Management</b>.
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You can access the Host Management from Tranzman UI under <b>Actions->Host Management</b>. Host Management is a vast thing in itself so to understand it better you do need to have some basic information information on how certificates actually work in NetBackup.
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    <h2 style="border-bottom:2px solid #f8bbd0; padding-bottom:0.5rem; font-size:1.5em;">Host Management Operations</h2>
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    <ul style="font-size:1.1em; margin-left:2em;">
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      <li>Commit and execute selected actions [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_commit.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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      <li>Reset all pending actions [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_reset.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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      <li>Add a new host [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_hostadd.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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      <li>Download filtered host management info [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_download.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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      <li>Upload host lists with tags for large environments/splits [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_upload.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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      <li>Move selected hosts to/from <b>Not Selected</b> [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_notselected.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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      <li>Add SERVER entries to selected hosts [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_addserver.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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      <li>Add destination server token for certificate deployment [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_token.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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      <li>Bypass completed restore operation [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_lightning.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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      <li>View logs for last commit [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_logs.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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      <li>Show/hide <b>Tag</b> column and use tags [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_tags.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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    <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey;">[[File:Hostmanagement_operations.jpg | 700px]]</div>
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    <h2 style="border-bottom:2px solid #c8e6c9; padding-bottom:0.5rem; font-size:1.5em;">Host Management Actions</h2>
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      Actions are enabled when at least one host is selected. Some actions are available only for eligible hosts (e.g., Push Destination certificate for NBU 8.1+).<br>
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      <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey;">[[File:Hostmanagement_actions_view.jpg | 500x700px ]]</div></p>
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    <p> <b>Actions include:</b>
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      <li>Connectivity test from origin master to hosts [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_origintest.jpg|15x15px]]</li>
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      <li>Add destination master/server entries [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_add_destination.jpg|15x15px]]</li>
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      <li>Update accelerator tracklogs [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_update_accelerator.jpg|15x15px]]</li>
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      <li>Request certificate from destination [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_certificate.jpg|15x15px]]</li>
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      <li>Connectivity test from destination master to hosts [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_destintest.jpg|15x15px]]</li>
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      <li>Remove origin SERVER entry [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_remove.jpg|15x15px]]</li>
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      <li>Update bp.conf/registry with destination master/server [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_update.jpg|15x15px]]</li>
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Follow the below steps to deploy the certificates from the destination master server to the NBU hosts :-
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    <h2 style="border-bottom:2px solid #ffe0b2; padding-bottom:0.5rem; font-size:1.5em;">Status Bar & Host Properties</h2>
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      The status bar shows port connectivity between server and origin/destination master, backup activity, policy accelerator status, and host properties.<br>
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      <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey;">[[File:Hostmanagement_status_bar.jpg |700px]]</div></p>
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      <b>Alias:</b> [[File:Hostmanagement_alias.jpg|15x15px]] icon shows Tranzman-detected aliases.<br></p>
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      <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey;">[[File:Hostmanagement_alias_status.jpg | 700px]]</div>
  
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===Step 1===
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      <p><b>Accelerator:</b></p>
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Click on <b>Actions->Host Management</b>.Now as we are already in the data transfer stage all the NBU hosts should be discovered and should be displayed on the <b>Host Management</b> Page under <b>Client Mangement</b>.  
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e.g. Figure 1 shows all the NBU hosts including media servers.
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        <li>[[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] Not enabled</li>
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        <li>[[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] Enabled</li>
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        <li>[[File:Hostmanagement_double_tick.jpg|15x15px]] Tracklog updated for destination</li>
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      <p><b>Lookup:</b></p>
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        <li>[[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] Lookup failed</li>
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        <li>[[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] Successful</li>
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        <li>[[File:Hostmanagement_exclamation.jpg|15x15px]] Multiple aliases found</li>
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      <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey;">[[File:Hostmanagement_lookup_status.jpg|700px]]</div>
  
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      <p><b>Port Connectivity:</b></p>
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        <li>[[File:Hostmanagement_cross.jpg|15x15px]] Failed</li>
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        <li>[[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]] Successful</li>
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[[File:HostManagement1.JPG | border|1100x800px | caption]]
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      <p><b>Host History:</b></p>
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<b>Figure1</b>
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      <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey;">[[File:Hostmanagement_host_history.jpg|700px]]</div>
  
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Select all the eligible NBU hosts then <b> Actions -> Run origin connectivity test</b>  as shown in the below screenshot and hit  [[File:Commit.JPG | border|100x100px]]
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You would see couple of jobs being triggered named <b>CheckConn</b> under <b>Views->Activity Monitor</b>. Wait for them to complete and the respective columns on the Host Management page should get populated with
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[[File:GreenTick.JPG | border|20x15px]] rather than [[File:RedTick.JPG | border|20x20px]].
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      Tags help group hosts for easier management.<br>
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        <li>Show/hide tags [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_tags.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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        <li>Add tag [[File:Hostmanagement_operations_hostadd.jpg | 15x15px ]]</li>
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        <li>Edit tag [[File:Hostmanagement_tags_edit.jpg | 15x15px]]</li>
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        <li>Delete tag [[File:Hostmanagement_tags_delete.jpg | 15x15px]]</li>
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      </ul>
  
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      </p><p>Servers can be sorted or filtered by tag.</p>
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      <p>Refer to [[File:Tutorials]] for a demonstration.</p>
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[[File:HostMgmtConnectivityTest.JPG | border|1100x800px|caption=Figrue]]
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    <h2 style="border-bottom:2px solid #c8e6c9; padding-bottom:0.5rem; font-size:1.5em;">Process Flow</h2>
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      <li>Perform Host Management 1-2 days after starting data transfer.</li>
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      <li>Go to <b>Actions &rarr; Host Management</b> when all NBU hosts are discovered.</li>
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      <li>Select eligible hosts and run <b>origin connectivity test</b> [[File:Hostmanagement_actions_origintest.jpg|15x15px]]. Confirm with [[File:Tranzman_commit_button.jpg|100x20px]].</li>
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      <li>Check results in <b>Views &rarr; Activity Monitor</b>. Columns should show [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]].</li>
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      <li>Media servers move to <b>Media Server Management</b>; clients remain in <b>Client Management</b>.</li>
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      <li>All columns should show [[File:Hostmanagement_tick.jpg|15x15px]]. Refer to status bar for details.</li>
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      <li>Perform further actions as needed. See <b>Host Management Actions</b> for details.</li>
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A successfull connectivity test from origin should move the media servers to the Media Server Management tab and only backup clients should be seen under Client Management.
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Latest revision as of 07:04, 12 September 2025



Host Management

🛈 This section applies to migrations involving NetBackup versions 8.1 and later.


NetBackup uses X.509 PKI certificates for host authentication. The master server acts as the Certificate Authority (CA) and issues digital certificates to hosts.
For catalog migrations, CA Certificate and host ID certificates must be deployed to all NetBackup hosts from the destination master server.
Tranzman provides a fully automated and flexible Host Management feature to assist with certificate deployment and host configuration.

Host Management Overview

Host Management is available under Actions → Host Management.
It provides a centralised interface to test connectivity, push SERVERs to host properties, and request certificates from the destination master.

Hostmanagement view.jpg


Additional options include updating Filesystem accelerator tracklogs, adding/removing origin or destination from host properties, and promoting destination as master server.

Host Management Operations

  • Commit and execute selected actions Hostmanagement operations commit.jpg
  • Reset all pending actions Hostmanagement operations reset.jpg
  • Add a new host Hostmanagement operations hostadd.jpg
  • Download filtered host management info Hostmanagement operations download.jpg
  • Upload host lists with tags for large environments/splits Hostmanagement operations upload.jpg
  • Move selected hosts to/from Not Selected Hostmanagement operations notselected.jpg
  • Add SERVER entries to selected hosts Hostmanagement operations addserver.jpg
  • Add destination server token for certificate deployment Hostmanagement operations token.jpg
  • Bypass completed restore operation Hostmanagement operations lightning.jpg
  • View logs for last commit Hostmanagement operations logs.jpg
  • Show/hide Tag column and use tags Hostmanagement operations tags.jpg
Hostmanagement operations.jpg

Host Management Actions

Actions are enabled when at least one host is selected. Some actions are available only for eligible hosts (e.g., Push Destination certificate for NBU 8.1+).

Hostmanagement actions view.jpg

Actions include:

  • Connectivity test from origin master to hosts Hostmanagement actions origintest.jpg
  • Add destination master/server entries Hostmanagement actions add destination.jpg
  • Update accelerator tracklogs Hostmanagement actions update accelerator.jpg
  • Request certificate from destination Hostmanagement actions certificate.jpg
  • Connectivity test from destination master to hosts Hostmanagement actions destintest.jpg
  • Remove origin SERVER entry Hostmanagement actions remove.jpg
  • Update bp.conf/registry with destination master/server Hostmanagement actions update.jpg

Status Bar & Host Properties

The status bar shows port connectivity between server and origin/destination master, backup activity, policy accelerator status, and host properties.

Hostmanagement status bar.jpg

Alias: Hostmanagement alias.jpg icon shows Tranzman-detected aliases.

Hostmanagement alias status.jpg

Accelerator:

  • Hostmanagement cross.jpg Not enabled
  • Hostmanagement tick.jpg Enabled
  • Hostmanagement double tick.jpg Tracklog updated for destination

Lookup:

  • Hostmanagement cross.jpg Lookup failed
  • Hostmanagement tick.jpg Successful
  • Hostmanagement exclamation.jpg Multiple aliases found
Hostmanagement lookup status.jpg

Port Connectivity:

  • Hostmanagement cross.jpg Failed
  • Hostmanagement tick.jpg Successful

Host History:

Hostmanagement host history.jpg

Tags & Grouping Hosts

Tags help group hosts for easier management.

  • Show/hide tags Hostmanagement operations tags.jpg
  • Add tag Hostmanagement operations hostadd.jpg
  • Edit tag Hostmanagement tags edit.jpg
  • Delete tag Hostmanagement tags delete.jpg

Servers can be sorted or filtered by tag.

Refer to File:Tutorials for a demonstration.

Process Flow

  1. Perform Host Management 1-2 days after starting data transfer.
  2. Go to Actions → Host Management when all NBU hosts are discovered.
  3. Select eligible hosts and run origin connectivity test Hostmanagement actions origintest.jpg. Confirm with Tranzman commit button.jpg.
  4. Check results in Views → Activity Monitor. Columns should show Hostmanagement tick.jpg.
  5. Media servers move to Media Server Management; clients remain in Client Management.
  6. All columns should show Hostmanagement tick.jpg. Refer to status bar for details.
  7. Perform further actions as needed. See Host Management Actions for details.
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