Validating Data Collection > Validation Methods
  
Version 10.3.00P13
Validation Methods
Validation methods are initiated differently based on subsystem vendor associated with the Data Collector policy, but perform essentially the same functions. Refer to the following table for vendor-specific validation methods.
Test Connection - Initiates a connection attempt directly from a data collector policy screen that attempts to connect to the subsystem using the IP addresses and credentials supplied in the policy. This validation process returns either a success message or a list of specific connection errors. See Monitoring APTARE IT Analytics for details about starting and stopping components.
On-Demand data collection run - Initiates an immediate end-to-end run of the collection process from the Portal without waiting for the scheduled launch. This on-demand run also serves to validate the policy and its values (the same as Test Connection), providing a high-level check of the installation at the individual policy level, including a check for the domain, host group, URL, Data Collector policy and database connectivity.This is initiated at the policy-level from Admin>Data Collection>Collector Administration. See Working with On-Demand Data Collection. Refer to Data Collectors: Vendor-Specific Validation Methods to determine which data collector policies support On-Demand collection.
CLI Checkinstall Utility- This legacy command line utility performs both the Test Connection function and On-Demand data collection run from the Data Collector server. See Using the CLI Checkinstall Utility.
Note: APTARE does not recommend using the CLI Checkinstall utility for any Data Collector subsystem vendor which supports On-Demand runs.
Data Collectors: Vendor-Specific Validation Methods
 
Data Collector Policy
Validation Methods
Test Connection
On-Demand
CLI Checkinstall Utility
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Brocade Switch
 
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Brocade Zone Alias
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Cisco Switch
 
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Cisco Zone Alias
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Commvault Simpana
 
 
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Dell Compellent
 
 
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EMC Avamar
 
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EMC Data Domain Backup
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EMC Data Domain Storage
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EMC Isilon
 
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EMC NetWorker
 
 
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EMC Symmetrix
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EMC VNX Celerra
 
 
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EMC VNX CLARiiON
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EMC VPLEX
 
 
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EMC XtremIO
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HDS HCP
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HDS HNAS
 
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Hitachi Block
 
 
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HP 3PAR
 
 
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HP Data Protector
 
 
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HP EVA
 
 
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Huawei OceanStor
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IBM Enterprise
 
 
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IBM SVC
 
 
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IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM)
 
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IBM XIV
 
 
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INFINIDAT Infinibox
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Microsoft Azure
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Netapp
 
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Netapp Cluster Mode
 
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NetApp E Series
 
 
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OpenStack Ceilometer
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OpenStack Swift
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Test Connection is included with the Get Nodes function.
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Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)
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Pure FlashArray
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Veeam Backup & Replication
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Veritas Backup Exec
 
 
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Veritas NetBackup
 
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VMWare
 
 
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