Preparing for Updates
About Upgrades and Updates
Preparing for Cloud Connectivity
Cloud Reports
Performance Profiling
Determining the Data Collector Version
Data Collector Version via the Portal
Data Collector Version via the Command-Line Interface
Data Collector Updates with an aptare.jar File
Manual Download of the aptare.jar File
Portal Updates
Backing Up and Restoring Data
Best Practices for Disaster Recovery
Oracle Database Backups
File System Backups
Backing Up the Oracle Reporting Database
Perform a Cold Backup of the Database
Reporting Database Export Backups
Back Up the Database On Demand
Restoring the APTARE IT Analytics System
Performing a Full APTARE IT Analytics System Restore
Restoring the Oracle Reporting Database
Importing the Oracle Database
Restoring When a Cold Backup is NOT Available
Backing Up the OpenLDAP Database
Restoring the OpenLDAP Database
Migrating OpenLDAP: Linux to Linux
Migrating OpenLDAP: Windows to Linux
Migrating OpenLDAP: Linux to Windows
Monitoring APTARE IT Analytics
Starting and Stopping Portal Server Software
Starting and Stopping the Reporting Database
Starting and Stopping Data Collectors
Monitoring Tablespaces
Accessing APTARE Reports with the REST API
Setting Up Authentication
Extracting Data from Tabular Reports (with pagination)
Exporting Reports
Exporting Custom Dashboards
Sample Client Side Java Code for Calling the REST API
Base Class for Testing
Class for Paginated Data Extraction from a Tabular Report
Class for Exporting Reports and Dashboards
Defining NetBackup Estimated Tape Capacity
NetBackup Estimated Tape Capacity Overview
Updating the Estimated Capacity Table
Listing Volume Pool IDs and Media Types
Automating Host Group Management
About Automating Host Group Management
Task Overview: Managing Host Groups in Bulk
Preparing To Use PL/SQL Utilities
General Utilities
Categorize Host Operating Systems by Platform and Version
Identifying a Host Group ID
Finding a Host Group ID
Move or Copy Clients
Organize Clients by Attribute
Move Host Group
Delete Host Group
Move Hosts and Remove Host Groups
Organize Clients into Groups by Backup Server
Merge Duplicate Backup Clients
Bulk Load Utilities
Load Host Aliases
Load Details of New Hosts or Update Existing Hosts
Load Relationships Between Hosts and Host Group
Veritas NetBackup Utilities
Automating NetBackup Utilities
Organize Clients into Groups by Management Server
Set Up an Inactive Clients Group
Set Up a Host Group for Clients in Inactive Policies
Set Up Clients by Policy
Set Up Clients by Policy Type
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Utilities
Set Up Clients by Policy Domain
Set Up Clients by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Instance
Scheduling Utilities To Run Automatically
Example—Scheduling Utilities to Run Automatically
Attribute Management
Attribute Bulk Load Utilities
Attribute Naming Rules
Rename Attributes Before Upgrading
Load Host Attributes and Values
Create a CSV File
Execute the Load Utility
Load Attributes and Values and Assign to Hosts
Create a CSV File of Hosts, Attributes, and Values
Execute the Load Host Attribute Utility
Verify the Host Attributes Load
Load Array Attributes and Values and Assign to Arrays
Create a CSV File of Arrays, Attributes, and Values
Execute the Load Array Attribute Utility
Verify the Array Attributes Load
Overview of Application Attributes and Values
Load Application Database Attributes and Values
Create a CSV File of Application Database Objects and Attributes
Execute the Load Application Database Attribute Utility
Verify the Application Database Attributes Load
Load MS Exchange Organization Attributes and Values
Create a CSV File of Exchange Organization Objects and Attributes
Execute the Load MS Exchange Organization Attribute Utility
Verify the MS Exchange Organization Attributes Load
Load LUN Attributes and Values
Create a CSV File of LUN Objects and Attributes
Execute the Load LUN Attribute Utility
Verify the LUN Attributes Load
Load Switch Attributes and Values
Create a CSV File of Switches, Attributes, and Values
Execute the Load Switch Attribute Utility
Verify the Switch Attributes Load
Importing Generic Backup Data
About Generic Backup Data Collection
Configuring Generic Backup Data Collection
CSV Format Specification
Manually Loading the CSV File
Backup Job Overrides
Configure a Backup Job Override
Managing Host Data Collection
Identifying Hosts by WWN to Avoid Duplicates
Setting a Host’s Priority
Determining Host Ranking
Loading Host and WWN Relationships
Loading the Host HBA Port Data
System Configuration in the Portal
System Configuration: Functional Areas
System Configuration: Functions
Navigation Overview
System Configuration Parameter Descriptions: Additional Info
Data Collection: Capacity Chargeback
Database Administration: Database
Host Discovery: EMC Avamar
Host Discovery: Host
Custom Parameters
Adding/editing a custom parameter
Portal Customizations
Configuring Global Default Inventory Object Selection
Restricting User IDs to Single Sessions
Customizing Date Format in the Report Scope Selector
Customizing the Maximum Number of Lines for Exported Reports
Customizing the Total Label Display in Tabular Reports
Customizing the Host Management Page Size
Customizing the Path and Directory for File Analytics Database
Configuring Badge Expiration
Configuring the Maximum Cache Size in Memory
Configuring the Cache Time for Reports
Performance Profile Schedule Customization
Customize the Performance Profile Schedule
Configuring LDAP
About User Authentication
Switching from OpenLDAP to Another LDAP Service
User Administration Using an External Authentication Service
Creating Portal Super Users
Active Directory Tools
Using LDP to Find the Base DN
Common Active Directory Authentication Errors
Changing Oracle Database User Passwords
Database Connection Properties
Modifying the Oracle Database User Passwords
Configuring Oracle Passwords in APTARE Configuration Files
Tuning APTARE IT Analytics
Before You Begin Tuning
Tuning the Portal Database
Performance Recommendations
Reclaiming Free Space from Oracle
Defining Report Metrics
Changing Backup Success Percentage
Changing Job Status
Finding a Host Group ID
Working with Log Files
About Debugging APTARE IT Analytics
Turn on Debugging
Database Logging
Portal and Data Collector Log Files - Reduce Logging
Database SCON Logging - Reduce Logging
Refreshing the Database SCON Log
Logging User Activity in audit.log
Logging Only What a User Deletes
Logging All User Activity
APTARE Data Collector Log Files
Data Collector Log File Organization
Data Collector Log File Naming Conventions
General Data Collector Log Files
Find the Event/Meta Collector ID
Portal Log Files
Database Log Files
Installation/Upgrade Log Files
SNMP Trap Alerting
Overview of Alerting
SNMP Configurations
Standard OIDs
Data in an Alerting Trap
SSL Certificate Configuration
SSL Implementation Overview
Obtain an SSL Certificate
Update the Web Server Configuration to Enable SSL
Configure Virtual Hosts for Portal and/or Data Collection SSL
If implementing SSL for the Portal Only
If implementing SSL for Data Collection Only
If implementing SSL for Both the Portal and Data Collection
Enable/Disable SSL for a Data Collector
Enable/Disable SSL for Emailed Reports
Test and Troubleshoot SSL Configurations
Create a Self-Signed SSL Certificate
Configure the Data Collector to Trust the Certificate
Keystore File Locations on the Data Collector Server
Import a Certificate into the Data Collector Java Keystore
Add a Virtual Interface to a Linux Server
Add a Virtual/Secondary IP Address on Windows
Default Apache SSL Configuration File
Portal Properties: Format and Portal Customizations
Configuring Global Default Inventory Object Selection
Restricting User IDs to Single Sessions
Customizing Date Format in the Report Scope Selector
Customizing the Maximum Number of Lines for Exported Reports
Customizing the Total Label Display in Tabular Reports
Customizing the Host Management Page Size
Customizing the Path and Directory for File Analytics Database
Configuring Badge Expiration
Configuring the Maximum Cache Size in Memory
Configuring the Cache Time for Reports
Configuring LDAP to Use Active Directory (AD) for User Group Privileges
Advanced Configuration for NetBackup Discovery
Discovery Module Overview
Activate a Discovery License
Modify Discovery System Parameters
Why Enable SNMP?
About SNMP Probes
Enabling SNMP for Windows (NT/2000/XP)
Enabling SNMP for Red Hat Linux
Enabling SNMP for HP-UX
Enabling SNMP for Solaris 8/9
Enabling SNMP for Solaris 10
Example—Installing Net-SNMP
Troubleshooting Net-SNMP Installations
Data Retention Periods for SDK Database Objects
SDK User-Defined Database Objects
Capacity: Default Retention for Basic Database Tables
Capacity: Default Retention for EMC Symmetrix Enhanced Performance
Capacity: Default Retention for EMC XtremIO
Capacity: Default Retention for Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)
Capacity: Default Retention for Microsoft Windows File Server
Capacity: Default Retention for Pure Storage FlashArray
Cloud: Default Retention for Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud: Default Retention for Microsoft Azure
Cloud: Default Retention for OpenStack Ceilometer
Configure Multi-Tenancy Data Purging Retention Periods
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting User Login Problems
Forgotten Password Procedure
Login Issues
Connectivity Issues
APTARE Data Collector and Database Issues
Report Emails are not Being Sent
General Reporting Issues
Performance Issues
Preparing for Updates
Performance Issues
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