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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
  6. Renewing a host ID-based certificate on a clustered NetBackup setup
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Renewing a host ID-based certificate on a clustered NetBackup setup

Host ID-based certificates for the cluster nodes and the virtual name are automatically renewed. The certificates are automatically renewed 180 days before the expiration date.

You can also renew the certificates manually, if required.

See About host ID-based certificate expiration and renewal.

To manually renew certificate for a cluster node

  • Run the following command from a cluster node to renew the certificate for the node:

    nbcertcmd -renewCertificate

To manually renew certificate for the virtual name

  • Run the following command on the active node to manually renew the certificate for the virtual name:

    nbcertcmd -renewCertificate -cluster

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