Virtual Agent

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.

🛈 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.
   
5. Click Upload Recordings to upload the zip file.
   
6. Creation may take a few minutes. A successful upload triggers the Init job and four Query jobs (QueryProduct, QueryConfig, QueryImages, QueryMedia).
   
7. Once complete, environment details will be visible.
   
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 ).

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

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

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.
   
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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