Pre-Installation Setup for IBM VIO > Prerequisites for Adding Data Collectors (IBM VIO)
  
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Prerequisites for Adding Data Collectors (IBM VIO)
Identify a server where the Data Collector software will be installed. Server requirements include:
64-bit OS. See the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide for supported operating systems.
Support Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.7.
For performance reasons, APTARE recommends that you do not install Data Collectors on the same server as the StorageConsole Portal. However, if you must have both on the same server, verify that the Portal and Data Collector software do not reside in the same directory.
Install only one Data Collector on a server (or OS instance).
Note the port used by the IBM VIO Data Collector: SSH 22, telnet 23.
Data Collection retrieves data from servers in the following order:
VIO Servers (Virtual I/O Servers): Enable Capacity, HBA, Volume Manager, and Multi-pathing probes in the Portal Host Inventory.
LPAR Clients (Logical Partitioning Clients) Managed by VIO Servers: Enable Capacity, HBA, Volume Manager, and Multi-pathing probes in the Portal Host Inventory.
Gather the following required configuration details:
LPAR Management Server: IP address or server name of the IBM LPAR Management Server (HMC or IVM).
User ID & Password: Credentials for the LPAR Management Server.
For the VIO server: Private Key File and Known Hosts File and Path.