Pre-Installation Setup for DELL EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) > Installation Overview - DELL EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)
  
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Installation Overview - DELL EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)
Use the following list to ensure that you complete each step in the order indicated.
1. Update the Local Hosts file. This enables Portal access. See Updating the Local Hosts File for Data Collection.
2. In the Portal, add a Data Collector, if one has not already been created. See Adding/Editing Data Collectors.
3. In the Portal, add the DELL EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) data collector policy. See Add a DELL EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) Data Collector Policy
4. On the Data Collector Server, install the Data Collector software. See Data Collector Installation.
5. Validate the Data Collector Installation. See Validating Data Collection.