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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section II. Encryption of data-in-transit
  4. NetBackup CA and NetBackup certificates
  5. Host ID-based certificate deployment in a clustered setup
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Host ID-based certificate deployment in a clustered setup

This section provides information on deployment of host name-based and host ID-based certificates in a NetBackup clustered setup.

For more information about NetBackup clusters, see the NetBackup Clustered Master Server Administrator's Guide.

About host ID-based certificate deployment on a NetBackup cluster

In a clustered NetBackup primary server setup, the host ID-based certificates are deployed as follows:

  • One certificate for each cluster node: A certificate resides on the local disk of each node.

  • One certificate for the virtual name: A certificate resides on the shared disk of the cluster.

Consider the following example:

If a cluster setup consists of 4 nodes, 5 host ID-based certificates are deployed. One certificate is deployed on each of the 4 nodes and one on the shared disk, which is used for the virtual name of the primary server.

Note:

Only primary servers can be clustered in NetBackup.

About host name-based certificate deployment on a NetBackup cluster

In a clustered NetBackup primary server setup, the host name-based certificates are deployed as follows:

  • One certificate for each cluster node: A certificate resides on the local disk of each node.

  • One certificate for the virtual name on each node: A certificate resides on the local disk of each node.

See Deploying host name-based certificates.

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