Virtualization Manager - Planning the Data Collector Deployment
  
Version 10.0.00
For details, refer to the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide and the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Virtualization Manager.
Virtualization Manager - Planning the Data Collector Deployment
1. 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).
2. On the Data Collector server, add entries to the local hosts file, both resolving to the Portal server IP address.
 
Example:
• 172.16.2.2 aptareportal.<yourdomain>.com
• 172.16.2.3 aptareagent.<yourdomain>.com
Data Collector Configurations Specific to VMware
 
1. Note the port used by the VMware Data Collector: TCP 443. Data collection uses HTTPS without certificates for secure connections.
2. Gather the following required configuration details:
• ESX/Virtual Center Addresses: IP addresses or names (ONTAP 7 addresses cannot be used).
• User ID & Password: Read-only VMware user with a role that has read-only and browse datastore permissions. User must be assigned to the root-level permissions folder in vCenter.
3. Configure a Data Collector policy using the following additional details.
Field
Description
Collector Domain
The domain of the collector to which the collector backup policy is being added. This is a read-only field. Typically, only one domain is listed; Managed Services Providers will have a domain for each customer.
Policy Domain
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.
ESX/Virtual Center Server
IP addresses or host names to probe. Comma-separated addresses or IP ranges are supported.
User ID & Password
The view-only VMware user ID that has a role with the following privileges: Read-Only and Browse Datastore. See the Data Collector installation guide for steps to create a read-only user with the required permissions.
ESX Servers to Exclude
List ESX server names or IP addresses to be excluded from collection. IP ranges are supported.
Inventory
By default, this probe collects data from VMware using the defined schedule.
For performance reasons, this collection only gathers file information from datastores associated with VMs in the VM inventory.
To capture all datastore file information including the files associated with VMs in the inventory, select the check box: Collect all files on datastore.
Datastore Scan
Select Datastore Scan to perform a complete scan and capture all datastore file information. This probe may take several hours to complete and should be configured to run when VMWare is less active (for example on weekends). This probe will find files that are not discoverable using the Inventory probe but are consuming space on the datastore. Only enable this probe when actively looking for files that may be wasting space in the datastores.
ESX Server Performance
Select ESX Server Performance to collect performance data for ESX servers.
Virtual Machine Performance
Select Virtual Machine Performance to collect performance data from virtual machines. This probe may need to be run less often than the ESX Server Performance probes because there are usually more virtual machines than ESX servers.
4. On the Data Collector server, install/update the Data Collector software, using the instructions in the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Virtualization Manager.