Manage Hosts
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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.
Host Management Operations
- Commit and execute selected actions
- Reset all pending actions
- Add a new host
- Download filtered host management info
- Upload host lists with tags for large environments/splits
- Move selected hosts to/from Not Selected
- Add SERVER entries to selected hosts
- Add destination server token for certificate deployment
- Bypass completed restore operation
- View logs for last commit
- Show/hide Tag column and use tags
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+).
Actions include:
- Connectivity test from origin master to hosts
- Add destination master/server entries
- Update accelerator tracklogs
- Request certificate from destination
- Connectivity test from destination master to hosts
- Remove origin SERVER entry
- Update bp.conf/registry with destination master/server
Status Bar & Host Properties
The status bar shows port connectivity between server and origin/destination master, backup activity, policy accelerator status, and host properties.
Alias: 
icon shows Tranzman-detected aliases.
Accelerator:
Not enabled
Enabled
Tracklog updated for destination
Lookup:
- Lookup failed
- Successful
Multiple aliases found
Port Connectivity:
- Failed
- Successful
Host History:
Tags & Grouping Hosts
Tags help group hosts for easier management.
- Show/hide tags
- Add tag
- Edit tag
- Delete tag
Servers can be sorted or filtered by tag.
Refer to File:Tutorials for a demonstration.
Process Flow
- Perform Host Management 1-2 days after starting data transfer.
- Go to Actions → Host Management when all NBU hosts are discovered.
- Select eligible hosts and run origin connectivity test . Confirm with
. - Check results in Views → Activity Monitor. Columns should show .
- Media servers move to Media Server Management; clients remain in Client Management.
- All columns should show . Refer to status bar for details.
- Perform further actions as needed. See Host Management Actions for details.
