Pre-Installation Setup for EMC Data Domain > Adding an EMC Data Domain Data Collector Policy
  
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Adding an EMC Data Domain Data Collector Policy
Before adding a policy: A Data Collector must exist in the Portal, to which you will add Data Collector Policies. See Adding/Editing Data Collectors. For specific prerequisites and supported configurations, see Prerequisites for Adding Data Collectors (EMC Data Domain), Add EMC Data Domain Servers, and the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide.
 
1. Select Admin > Data Collection > Collectors.
The list of currently configured Portal Data Collectors is displayed.
2. Select a Data Collector from the list.
3. Click Add and select EMC Data Domain.
4. Enter or select the parameters. Mandatory parameters are denoted by an asterisk (*):
Field
Description
Sample Value
Collector Domain
The domain of the collector to which the collector backup policy is being added. This is a read-only field. By default, the domain for a new policy will be the same as the domain for the collector. This field is set when you add a collector.
 
Policy Domain
The Collector Domain is the domain that was supplied during the Data Collector installation process. The Policy Domain is the domain of the policy that is being configured for the Data Collector. The Policy Domain must be set to the same value as the Collector Domain.
The domain identifies the top level of your host group hierarchy. All newly discovered hosts are added to the root host group associated with the Policy Domain.
Typically, only one Policy Domain will be available in the drop-down list. If you are a Managed Services Provider, each of your customers will have a unique domain with its own host group hierarchy.
To find your Domain name select Admin > Hosts and Domains > Domains.
yourdomain
Server Addresses*
One or more IP addresses or host names to probe. Comma-separated addresses or IP ranges are supported.
192.168.0.1-250, 192.168.1.10, myhost
SSH User ID*
The command-line interface (CLI) via SSH is used to gather Data Domain system data. This requires a local Data Domain user ID with an Admin role. This User ID must be the same for all addresses listed in the System Addresses entry field for the Data Domain systems.
Administrator
Password
The password associated with the User ID.
Pwd1
Inventory Schedule*
Enter a schedule for collecting data relating to system details such as system, disk, tape, VTL and filesystem compression. Optimize performance by scheduling less frequent collection. For example: 0 1 * * * means 1:05am every day.
 
Capacity Schedule*
Enter a schedule for collecting data relating to the system capacities such as filesystem capacity, LSU compression, replication and snapshot information. For example: 10 */4 * * * means every 4 hours at 10 minutes passed the hour.
 
Performance Schedule*
Enter a schedule for collecting data relating to the performance of the system such as CPU and disk bust indicators, VTL and disk performance indicators. For example: * /15 * * * means every 15 minutes.
 
5. Click OK to save the policy.
6. On the Data Collector server, add entries to the local hosts file, both resolving to the Portal server IP address.