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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. About host ID-based certificates
  6. Retaining host ID-based certificates when reinstalling NetBackup on non-primary hosts
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Retaining host ID-based certificates when reinstalling NetBackup on non-primary hosts

Administrators may want to uninstall NetBackup from a host, and then perform a clean installation on the same host. See the following procedure for instructions on how to retain the identity of a host through the uninstall/reinstall process.

To retain host ID-based certificates when reinstalling NetBackup

  1. Stop all NetBackup services on the host.
  2. Back up the following directories including the hidden files:

    On Windows:

    Install_path\NetBackup\var\VxSS

    Install_path\NetBackup\var\webtruststore

    On UNIX:

    /usr/openv/var/vxss

    /usr/openv/var/webtruststore

  3. Where NetBackup Cluster Server is used, also back up the following directories:

    Shared_disk\var\global\vxss

    Shared_disk\var\global\webtruststore

  4. Reinstall NetBackup on the host.
  5. Restore the data that was backed up in step 2 and step 3.

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