Centralized or Distributed Deployment

Prior to APTARE StorageConsole 9, collection of NetBackup data was accomplished by installing agent software on the NetBackup Master Server.

Starting with APTARE StorageConsole 9, two upgrade/installation options are available. Choose the one that best meets your needs.

Use a centralized Data Collector to collect data from multiple NetBackup Master Servers, without any APTARE software installed on the Master Servers, as illustrated below.

• Minimum Requirements: 64-bit OS, 2 CPUs and 16 GB RAM.

• If there is a firewall between the NetBackup Master Servers and the Data Collector Server, ensure that bi-directional port communication is open on ports 1556 and 13724.

• For Linux servers, the entire NetBackup Master Server installation is required, since the Linux NetBackup installer does not have a NetBackup Remote Administration Console installer.

• The NetBackup software version on the Data Collector must match the major and minor version of the NetBackup software that is installed on the master server that is being probed. When the Data Collector starts, it checks versions and halts collection for the master server where the mismatch is found. Refer to the Symantec documentation for more information about major and minor version requirements.

• If you are currently running StorageConsole 9.0 with centralized NetBackup data collection, and if the NetBackup software versions don’t match, data collection will cease for the master servers with the incompatible versions, when you upgrade to StorageConsole 9.1.01.

• Centralized Data Collectors installed on Linux servers need to have the NetBackup master or media server software installed and licensed.

• Update the Windows registry to configure the NetBackup master server. The registry is located at: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Config\

The following list provides an overview of the steps to be taken. Details are provided later in this guide.

1. Identify a Data Collector server for the installation of the collection software, based on Requirements for Centralized Data Collection.

2. On the Data Collector server, install the NetBackup Remote Administration Commands, according to the following list. This enables access to the NetBackup commands used by the Data Collector.

Note: Refer to www.symantec.com for instructions on how to install the NetBackup Remote Administration Console for Windows.

• Windows servers: Install the NetBackup Remote Administration Console for Windows.

• Linux servers: Install the NetBackup Master Server software.

3. The Data Collector server needs to be added as a trusted server to all NetBackup Master Servers from which you want to collect data. See Make the Data Collector Server a Trusted Server.

4. For Windows servers, update the Windows registry to configure the NetBackup master server. The registry is located at: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Config\

• NAME - EMMSERVER

• DATA - <name of the NetBackup master server>

5. In the Portal, add a NetBackup Data Collector Policy to an existing Data Collector or create a New Data Collector and then add a NetBackup Data Collector Policy. See Pre-Installation Setup for Symantec NetBackup.

6. On the Data Collector server, install the Data Collector software. See Installing Data Collectors.

7. For upgrades, uninstall the APTARE NetBackup Agent from all NetBackup Master Servers.

8. On the Data Collector server, run checkinstall. See Validating the Installation.

APTARE Data Collector software is installed on each NetBackup Master Server. This approach is not recommended, as it requires more steps and is not as easy to maintain.

The following list provides an overview of the steps to be taken. Details are provided later in this guide.

2. Uninstall the APTARE NetBackup agent software on each NetBackup Master Server.

3. In the Portal, for each NetBackup Master Server, create one of each of the following:

• NetBackup Data Collector Policy for the New Data Collector. See Pre-Installation Setup for Symantec NetBackup.

4. For new installations, install the Data Collector software on each NetBackup Master Server. See Installing Data Collectors.

5. On each NetBackup Master Server, run checkinstall. See Validating the Installation.