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  <h1 style="border-bottom:none; font-size:2.5em; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;">Creating a Tranzman Virtual Agent from Recordings</h1>
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    Tranzman recordings can be used as a <b>Virtual Agent</b> to perform a dry run of a Transition (up to selections).<br>
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    The Virtual Agent replicates the process of a real Transition scenario, helping to understand selection and mapping of configurations.<br>
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    Selections can be exported or imported onto a production Transition.<br>
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    Virtual Agents can be created from recordings on <b>Disk</b>, <b>Tape</b>, or via <b>Tranzman Shares over SMB</b>. All methods are detailed below.
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Tranzman recording can be used as a Virtual agent to perform a dry run of a Transition (till selections). <br>
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Virtual agent replicates the same process as production servers Transition and helps to understand the selections rules, mappings and verification of the selections.<br>
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The selections can also be exported and imported for the production Transition.
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    <h2 style="border-bottom:2px solid #f8bbd0; padding-bottom:0.5rem; font-size:1.5em;">Create Virtual Agent from Recordings on Disk</h2>
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      <li>Generate recordings using <b>tzm_recorder</b>. See [[ Tranzman_Recorder| Using Recorder ]] for details.</li>
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      <li>Use the <b>-export_db</b> flag to generate recordings for Virtual Agents.<br>
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          <tr><td><font style="color:blue">> </font> tzm_recorder.exe -export_db</td></tr>
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      <li>This creates a zip file (e.g., <b>TZM_recording_1606735043.zip</b>). Copy it to the system with Tranzman GUI access.</li>
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          <p>🛈 <i>Below steps are based on TZM Recorder run on a NetBackup Backup Server.</i></p>
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      <li>From Tranzman dashboard, click <b>+</b>. Enter a loopback IP (for virtual agent), select platform, and click <b>commit</b>.<br>
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        [[File:virtual_agent_add_env.jpg|700px]]
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      <li>Click <b>Upload Recordings</b> to upload the zip file.<br>
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        [[File:virtual_agent_upload_rec.jpg|700px]]
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      <li>Creation may take a few minutes. A successful upload triggers the Init job and four Query jobs (<b>QueryProduct, QueryConfig, QueryImages, QueryMedia</b>).<br>
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        [[File:virtual_agent_init_job.jpg|700px]]
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      <li>Once complete, environment details will be visible.<br>
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        [[File:virtual_agent_add_status.jpg|700px]]
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      <li>The environment is now ready for Selections and Pre-Assessment.</li>
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Virtual agent could be created using the recordings on a disk or on a tape. Please follow the respective approach as required.
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    <h2 style="border-bottom:2px solid #bbdefb; padding-bottom:0.5rem; font-size:1.5em;">Create Virtual Agent from Recordings on Tape</h2>
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      <li>Uncompress recordings before backing up to tape.<br>
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        Use <b>-no_zip</b> argument to create unzipped recordings.<br>
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          <tr><td><font style="color:blue">> </font> tzm_recorder.exe -export_db -no_zip</td></tr>
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        <p>See [[ Tranzman_Recorder| Using Recorder ]] for details.</p>
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      <li>Backup the recording folder to a dedicated tape. Share the Tape Library with Tranzman Server ([[ Devices | Devices Page ]]).</li>
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          <p>🛈 <i>Below steps are based on TZM Recorder run on a Data Protector Backup Server.</i></p>
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      <li>On Tranzman dashboard, click <b>+</b>, enter loopback IP, select platform.<br>
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        [[File:virtual_agent_add_env.jpg|700px]]
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      <li>Click <b>commit</b> and <b>Upload Recordings</b>.<br>
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        [[File:virtual_agent_upload_rec_dp.jpg|700px]]
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      <li>In <b>Choose media</b>, enter the mediaID of the tape and click <b>Upload</b>. Creation starts and triggers Init and Query actions.<br>
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        [[File:virtual_agent_init_job_dp.jpg|700px]]
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      <li>Once complete, dashboard fields are populated with environment details.<br>
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        [[File:virtual_agent_dashboard.jpg|700px]]
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    <h2 style="border-bottom:2px solid #ffe0b2; padding-bottom:0.5rem; font-size:1.5em;">Create Virtual Agent from Recordings Using Tranzman Shares Over SMB</h2>
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      <li>Open a share from Tranzman Appliance ([[ Tranzman Shares | Tranzman Shares]]).</li>
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      <li>Run the recorder tool on the backup server and create the recording (uncompressed). See [[ Using Recorder | Using Recorder ]].</li>
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      <li>On Tranzman dashboard, click <b>+</b>, enter loopback IP, select platform.<br>
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        [[File:virtual_agent_add_env.jpg|700px]]
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      <li>Share open creates a directory in <b>/data</b> path.<br>
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          <tr><td><font style="color:blue">> </font> ls /data/7F000101/<br>data  images  jobs  process  run  tools</td></tr>
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      <li>Copy recordings to the directory using the mounted share.<br>
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          <tr><td><font style="color:blue">> </font> ls 7F000101/<br>data  images  jobs  process  TZM_recording_1606735043  run  tools</td></tr>
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      <li>Rename the folder to <b>recording</b>.<br>
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          <tr><td><font style="color:blue">> </font> mv TZM_recording_1606735043/ recording/<br>ls 7F000101/<br>data  images  jobs  process  recording  run  tools</td></tr>
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      <li>Dashboard fields are updated for the respective recordings uploaded.</li>
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      <p>This is another method to create Tranzman Virtual Agent.</p>
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To create a recording please follow the steps here [[ Tranzman_Recorder| Using Recorder]]. But while running the tzm_recorder executable adds a flag of export_db.
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Clink on Choose file and select the recordings taken. Once done, click on upload. This should start the process of creation of virutal agent. Wait for few minutes before the whole process completes. A successfull upload should trigger the Init job and other Query jobs like QueryProduct, QueryConfig, QueryImages, QueryMedia.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 11 September 2025



Creating a Tranzman Virtual Agent from Recordings

Tranzman recordings can be used as a Virtual Agent to perform a dry run of a Transition (up to selections).
The Virtual Agent replicates the process of a real Transition scenario, helping to understand selection and mapping of configurations.
Selections can be exported or imported onto a production Transition.

Virtual Agents can be created from recordings on Disk, Tape, or via Tranzman Shares over SMB. All methods are detailed below.

Create Virtual Agent from Recordings on Disk

  1. Generate recordings using tzm_recorder. See Using Recorder for details.
  2. Use the -export_db flag to generate recordings for Virtual Agents.
    > tzm_recorder.exe -export_db
  3. This creates a zip file (e.g., TZM_recording_1606735043.zip). Copy it to the system with Tranzman GUI access.

    4. 🛈 Below steps are based on TZM Recorder run on a NetBackup Backup Server.

  4. From Tranzman dashboard, click +. Enter a loopback IP (for virtual agent), select platform, and click commit.
    Virtual agent add env.jpg
  5. Click Upload Recordings to upload the zip file.
    Virtual agent upload rec.jpg
  6. Creation may take a few minutes. A successful upload triggers the Init job and four Query jobs (QueryProduct, QueryConfig, QueryImages, QueryMedia).
    Virtual agent init job.jpg
  7. Once complete, environment details will be visible.
    Virtual agent add status.jpg
  8. The environment is now ready for Selections and Pre-Assessment.

Create Virtual Agent from Recordings on Tape

  1. Uncompress recordings before backing up to tape.
    Use -no_zip argument to create unzipped recordings.
    > tzm_recorder.exe -export_db -no_zip

    See Using Recorder for details.

  2. Backup the recording folder to a dedicated tape. Share the Tape Library with Tranzman Server ( Devices Page ).

    3. 🛈 Below steps are based on TZM Recorder run on a Data Protector Backup Server.

  3. On Tranzman dashboard, click +, enter loopback IP, select platform.
    Virtual agent add env.jpg
  4. Click commit and Upload Recordings.
    Virtual agent upload rec dp.jpg
  5. In Choose media, enter the mediaID of the tape and click Upload. Creation starts and triggers Init and Query actions.
    Virtual agent init job dp.jpg
  6. Once complete, dashboard fields are populated with environment details.
    Virtual agent dashboard.jpg

Create Virtual Agent from Recordings Using Tranzman Shares Over SMB

  1. Open a share from Tranzman Appliance ( Tranzman Shares).
  2. Run the recorder tool on the backup server and create the recording (uncompressed). See Using Recorder .
  3. On Tranzman dashboard, click +, enter loopback IP, select platform.
    Virtual agent add env.jpg
  4. Share open creates a directory in /data path.
    > ls /data/7F000101/
    data images jobs process run tools
  5. Copy recordings to the directory using the mounted share.
    > ls 7F000101/
    data images jobs process TZM_recording_1606735043 run tools
  6. Rename the folder to recording.
    > mv TZM_recording_1606735043/ recording/
    ls 7F000101/
    data images jobs process recording run tools
  7. Dashboard fields are updated for the respective recordings uploaded.

This is another method to create Tranzman Virtual Agent.

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