• The Data Collector communicates with the storage array’s system service processor (SSP) and hosts to gather storage capacity data.

• A single Data Collector can include all supported storage types—Dell, EMC, NetApp, IBM, HP, or Hitachi. In fact, this single Data Collector can be used for other enterprise objects, such as backup jobs.

• The EMC Symmetrix Data Collector needs to be installed on the servers that manage the Symmetrix arrays.

• Host Resources do not require a dedicated Data Collector for each resource. If you have a Storage Array Data Collector, the Host Resources collector is inherently part of that Data Collector. However, if for some reason, you do not have a Storage Array Data Collector, you can install a Host Resources Data Collector independently.

• Host probes can be configured to gather data and statistics—Memory, Network, Processes, Processor, System, Capacity, Capacity-HBA, Capacity-ISCSI, Capacity-Volume Manager, Capacity-Multi-Pathing, Oracle, Oracle ASM, Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, File Analytics.