Pre-Installation Setup for EMC Data Domain Backup > Installation Overview (EMC Data Domain Backup)
  
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Installation Overview (EMC Data Domain Backup)
1. Updating the Local Hosts File for Data Collection.
2. Add EMC Data Domain Servers.
3. Configure a Data Domain Server for File-Level Compression Collection.
4. In the Portal, add a Data Collector, if one has not already been created. See Adding/Editing Data Collectors.
5. In the Portal, add the EMC Data Domain data collector policy. Adding an EMC Data Domain Backup Data Collector Policy.
6. On the Data Collector Server, install the Data Collector software. See Installing Data Collectors.
7. Validate the Data Collector Installation. See Validating Data Collection.
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 Data Collector Pre-Installation worksheet, add the Data Domain server(s) to APTARE IT Analytics by following the steps outlined in this section.
Note: When adding an EMC Data Domain Server, in the Inventory select Hosts, not Backup Servers.
1. In the Inventory, add a host for each Data Domain server. See Managing Hosts and Backup Servers.
• External Host Name - Displayed in the Portal.
• Internal Host Name - Must match the host name of the Data Domain server; fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
• Backup Type - Data Domain Server
2. If collecting File-Level Compression data, see Configure a Data Domain Server for File-Level Compression Collection.
Configure a Data Domain Server for File-Level Compression Collection
In addition to the Names and Backup Type that were entered when an EMC Data Domain server was created, credentials are required to access and collect from the server. Also, if File-Level Compression collection from NetBackup systems is desired, MTree data must be listed.
File-Level Compression information can be instrumental in determining efficient storage strategies and identifying storage that can be reclaimed, thereby reducing archive storage expenses. This data can be used to identify clients with inefficient de-duplication ratios, highlighting where de-deduplication is not an effective approach for certain backed-up files. For example, some hosts may be running database applications that are constantly producing unique bits of data. These hosts can consume much of the expensive Data Domain storage. Data Domain collection now can identify the largest offenders, which can then be moved to less expensive storage to avoid paying premium rates for de-duplication. Use the following report templates to take advantage of this collected data: Data Domain NetBackup File Compression Summary and the Data Domain NetBackup File Compression Detail.
3. Enter the following details and click OK.
Field
Description
Sample Value
Data Domain Server Name*
In order for Data Domain Servers to be listed in the policy window, they must have been created via the Inventory and configured with a Backup Type of Data Domain Server. See Add EMC Data Domain Servers.
DDM-HQ
SSH User ID*
The command-line interface (CLI) via SSH is used to gather Data Domain system data. This requires a view-only Data Domain User ID that must be a member of the Data Domain system Admin group. This User ID must be the same for all addresses listed in the System Addresses entry field for the Data Domain systems.
Administrator
Password
The password associated with the User ID.
Pwd1
Repeat Password
The password associated with the User ID.
Pwd1
File-Level Compression - MTrees Attached to Backup Systems
This selection is relevant only when the File-Level Compression probe is selected in the EMC Data Domain Backup Policy.
Select the option to either include or exclude collection from the MTrees entered in the list. If the exclude option is selected with an empty MTree list, data from all MTrees will be collected. If the include option is selected with an empty MTree list, no file-level compression data will be collected.
Warning: Choosing to exclude file-level collection with an empty MTree list may cause collection to take several hours to complete.
 
Exclude from collection the MTrees entered below
OR
Collect only from MTrees entered below
Enter one or more MTree names to be included in collection or to be excluded from collection, depending on the selected option. Example of a comma-separated MTree list: /data/col1/dd890-nbuprod, /data/col1/nbu_ddm1. By default collection will attempt to link Data Domain files with NetBackup jobs and requires the named MTrees be connected to a NetBackup system as Storage Units. Adding a Backup Product hint to the MTree name will allow linking Data Domain files to other backup products. Configuring a MTree with the hint "RMAN:" will instruct the collector to link a Data Domain file with an (already collected) RMAN job. You may mix and match backup products in the MTree list, for example: RMAN:/data/col1/rman_su, NBU:/data/col1/nbu_ddm_su1
/data/coll/dd890-nbuprod, /data/coll/nbu_ddm1