Pre-Installation Setup for EMC Data Domain > Installation Overview (EMC Data Domain)
  
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Installation Overview (EMC Data Domain)
1. Update the Local Hosts File
2. Add EMC Data Domain Servers
3. In the Portal, add a Data Collector, if one has not already been created. See Adding/Editing Data Collectors.
4. In the Portal, add the EMC Data Domain data collector policy. Adding an EMC Data Domain Data Collector Policy
5. On the Data Collector Server, install the Data Collector software. See Installing Data Collectors.
6. Validate the Data Collector Installation. See Validating the Data Collector Installation.
Note: These steps apply only if you are performing an IN-HOUSE installation. If a third-party service provider is hosting your Portal, that is, a HOSTED installation (perhaps for a product evaluation) skip this section and contact your hosting organization’s representative to configure the hosted portal for your Data Collector.
Add EMC Data Domain Servers
For each EMC Data Domain server specified in the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Pre-Installation worksheet, add the Data Domain server(s) to StorageConsole by following the steps outlined in this section.
1. In the Portal, add a host for each Data Domain server: Admin > Hosts and Domains > Hosts and Host Groups
• External Name - Displayed in the Portal.
• Internal Name - Must match the host name of the Data Domain server; fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
• IP Address
• Make & Model
• OS
• Type - Data Domain Server