In most cases, a single instance of the Data Collector can support any number of enterprise objects. However, each environment has its own unique deployment configuration requirements, so it is important to understand where the Data Collector software must be installed so that you can determine how many Data Collectors must be installed and which servers are best suited for the deployment.

This Data Collector Policy can be configured to gather data from both NetApp E-Series storage systems (Filers) or IBM Modular storage arrays. In fact, if you are collecting from both NetApp E-Series and IBM Modular arrays, you can enter the IP addresses or host names from array types in the same Data Collector Policy. When configuring Data Collector Policies for IBM storage arrays, the 3000, 4000, and 5000 Series are referred to as the NetApp E-Series and the 6000 and 8000 Series are referred to as the IBM Enterprise series.