Preparing for Updates
About Upgrades and Updates
Preparing for Cloud Connectivity
Cloud Reports
Performance Profiling
Determining the Data Collector Version
Data Collector Version via the Portal
Data Collector Version via the Command-Line Interface
Data Collector Updates with an aptare.jar File
Preparing for aptare.jar Updates
Manual Download of the aptare.jar File
Portal Updates
Backing Up and Restoring Data
Best Practices for Disaster Recovery
Oracle Database Backups
File System Backups
Backing Up the Oracle Reporting Database
Perform a Cold Backup of the Database
Reporting Database Export Backups
Back Up the Database On Demand
Restoring the StorageConsole System
Performing a Full StorageConsole System Restore
Restoring the Oracle Reporting Database
Importing the Oracle Database
Restoring When a Cold Backup is NOT Available
Backing Up the OpenLDAP Database
Restoring the OpenLDAP Database
Migrating OpenLDAP: Linux to Linux
Migrating OpenLDAP: Windows to Linux
Migrating OpenLDAP: Linux to Windows
Monitoring APTARE StorageConsole
Starting and Stopping Portal Server Software
Starting and Stopping the Reporting Database
Starting and Stopping Data Collectors
Monitoring Tablespaces
Defining NetBackup Estimated Tape Capacity
NetBackup Estimated Tape Capacity Overview
Updating the Estimated Capacity Table
Listing Volume Pool IDs and Media Types
Automating Host Group Management
About Automating Host Group Management
Task Overview: Managing Host Groups in Bulk
Preparing To Use PL/SQL Utilities
General Utilities
Categorize Host Operating Systems by Platform and Version
Identifying a Host Group ID
Move or Copy Clients
Organize Clients by Attribute
Move Host Group
Delete Host Group
Organize Clients into Groups by Backup Server
Merge Duplicate Backup Clients
Bulk Load Utilities
Load Host Aliases
Load Details of New Hosts or Update Existing Hosts
Load Relationships Between Hosts and Host Group
Veritas NetBackup Utilities
Organize Clients into Groups by Management Server
Set Up an Inactive Clients Group
Set Up a Host Group for Clients in Inactive Policies
Set Up Clients by Policy
Set Up Clients by Policy Type
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Utilities
Set Up Clients by Policy Domain
Set Up Clients by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Instance
Scheduling Utilities To Run Automatically
Example—Scheduling Utilities To Run Automatically
Attribute Management
Attribute Bulk Load Utilities
Attribute-Naming Rules
Rename Attributes Before Upgrading
Load Host Attributes and Values
Create a CSV File
Execute the Load Utility
Load Attributes and Values and Assign to Hosts
Create a CSV File of Hosts, Attributes, and Values
Execute the Load Host Attribute Utility
Verify the Host Attributes Load
Load Array Attributes and Values and Assign to Arrays
Create a CSV File of Arrays, Attributes, and Values
Execute the Load Array Attribute Utility
Verify the Array Attributes Load
Overview of Application Attributes and Values
Load Application Database Attributes and Values
Create a CSV File of Application Database Objects and Attributes
Execute the Load Application Database Attribute Utility
Verify the Application Database Attributes Load
Load MS Exchange Organization Attributes and Values
Create a CSV File of Exchange Organization Objects and Attributes
Execute the Load MS Exchange Organization Attribute Utility
Verify the MS Exchange Organization Attributes Load
Load LUN Attributes and Values
Create a CSV File of LUN Objects and Attributes
Execute the Load LUN Attribute Utility
Verify the LUN Attributes Load
Load Switch Attributes and Values
Create a CSV File of Switches, Attributes, and Values
Execute the Load Switch Attribute Utility
Verify the Switch Attributes Load
Importing Generic Backup Data
About Generic Backup Data Collection
Configuring Generic Backup Data Collection
CSV Format Specification
Manually Loading the CSV File
Backup Job Overrides
Configure a Backup Job Override
Managing Host Data Collection
Identifying Hosts by WWN to Avoid Duplicates
Setting a Host’s Priority
Determining Host Ranking
Loading Host and WWN Relationships
Loading the Host HBA Port Data
Configure System Parameters
Configure Drive Capacity Chargeback Parameters
Configure Capacity Chargeback Logging
Configure Database Index Optimizations
Modify the Database Index Rebuild Frequency
Define a Large Database Index
Modify the Database Index Rebuild Run Time
Modify the Maximum Number of Large Database Indexes
Configure Array Performance Data Retention Periods
Default Retention Periods for Array Performance Data
Activate/Deactivate LUN Performance Database Persistence
Configure IP Address Matching for Hosts
Manage Data Persistence System Logging
Enable/Disable Data Persistence System Logging
Performance Profile Schedule Customization
Customize the Performance Profile Schedule
Configuring LDAP
About User Authentication
Switching from OpenLDAP to Another LDAP Service
User Administration Using an External Authentication Service
Creating Portal Super Users
Active Directory Tools
Using LDP to Find the Base DN
Common Active Directory Authentication Errors
Changing the Database User Password
Overview
Steps to Modify the Database User Password
Tuning APTARE StorageConsole
Before You Begin Tuning
Tuning the Portal Database
Performance Recommendations
Reclaiming Free Space from Oracle
Defining Report Metrics
Changing Backup Success Percentage
Changing Job Status
Finding the Host Group ID
Working with Log Files
About Debugging APTARE StorageConsole
Turn on Debugging
Database Logging
Portal and Data Collector Log Files - Reduce Logging
Database SCON Logging - Reduce Logging
Refreshing the Database SCON Log
Data Collector Log Files
Data Collector Log File Organization
Data Collector Log File Naming Convention
General Data Collector Log Files
Find the Event/Meta Collector ID
Portal Log Files
Database Log Files
Installation/Upgrade Log Files
SNMP Trap Alerting
Overview of Alerting
SNMP Configurations
Standard OIDs
Data in an Alerting Trap
SSL Certificate Configuration
Implementing SSL
Obtaining an SSL Certificate
Installing the Certificate on Your Server
Updating the Web Server Configuration to Enable SSL (Linux)
Updating the Web Server Configuration to Enable SSL (Windows)
Adding a Virtual/Secondary IP Address on Windows
Troubleshooting
Creating a Self-Signed SSL Certificate
Adding a Virtual Interface to a Linux Server
Creating a Virtual Interface
Default Apache SSL Configuration File
Enabling/Disabling SSL for a Data Collector
Enabling SSL for Emailed Reports
Advanced Configuration for NetBackup Discovery
Discovery Module Overview
Activate a Discovery License
Modify Discovery System Parameters
SNMP Configuration for Discovery Probes
Why Enable SNMP?
About SNMP Probes
Enabling SNMP for Windows (NT/2000/XP)
Enabling SNMP for Red Hat Linux
Enabling SNMP for HP-UX
Enabling SNMP for Solaris 8/9
Enabling SNMP for Solaris 10
Example—Installing Net-SNMP
Troubleshooting Net-SNMP Installations
Format and Portal Customizations
Customizing Portal Timeouts
Customizing Portal Email Settings
Customizing Currency Format
Customizing Date Format in the Report Scope Selector
Customizing the Maximum Number of Lines for Exported Reports
Customizing the Total Label Display in Tabular Reports
Customizing the Report Export Path
Customizing the Host Management Page Size
Customizing the Path and Directory for File Analytics Database
Disabling Optimistic Caching
Disabling the Cloud Service to the Portal
Configuring Session/Screen Time-out
Configuring Badge Expiration
Configuring the Number of Login Attempts Before Lockout
Configuring the Number of Home Pages to Display
Configuring Database Properties
Configuring the Maximum Cache Size in Memory
Configuring the Cache Time for Reports
Purging Database Tables and Modifying Retention Periods
Capacity: Default Retention for Basic Database Tables
Capacity: Default Retention for EMC Isilon Performance Tables
Capacity: Default Retention for EMC VNX (Celerra) Array Tables
Capacity: Default Retention for EMC VPLEX Array Tables
Capacity: Default Retention for Hitachi Array Database Tables
Capacity: Default Retention for IBM Array Database Tables
Capacity: Default Retention for NetApp Database Tables
Capacity: Default Retention for NetApp Cluster-Mode Tables
Capacity: Default Retention for Host Resources Database Tables
Virtualization: Default Retention for Database Tables
SAN Fabric: Default Retention for Database Tables
File Analytics: Default Retention for Database Tables
Backup: Default Retention for General Backup Database Tables
Backup: Default Retention for EMC Avamar Database Tables
Backup: Default Retention for Data Domain Database Tables
Backup: Default Retention for HP Data Protector Database Tables
Backup: Default Retention for EMC NetWorker Database Tables
Backup: Default Retention for Veritas NetBackup Tables
Backup: Default Retention for IBM TSM Database Tables
System: Default Retention for Database Tables
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting User Login Problems
Forgotten Password Procedure
Login
Connectivity Issues
Data Collector and Database Issues
Report Emails are not Being Sent
General Reporting Issues
Performance Issues
Preparing for Updates
Performance Issues
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