IBM SVC - Planning the Data Collector Deployment
   
Version 9.1.01
For details, refer to the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide and the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Capacity Manager.
IBM SVC - Planning the Data Collector Deployment
1. Identify a server where the Data Collector software will be installed. Server requirements include:
64-bit OS. See the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide for supported operating systems.
Support Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.7.
Reside in the same time zone as the subsystem from which data will be collected.
For performance reasons, APTARE recommends that you do not install Data Collectors on the same server as the StorageConsole Portal. However, if you must have both on the same server, verify that the Portal and Data Collector software do not reside in the same directory.
Install only one Data Collector on a server (or OS instance).
2. On the Data Collector server, add entries to the local hosts file, both resolving to the Portal server IP address.
Example:
172.16.2.2 aptareportal.<yourdomain>.com
172.16.2.3 aptareagent.<yourdomain>.com
 
3. In the Portal, add or select a Data Collector: Admin > Data Collection > Collectors. The User ID and Passcode configured in this step will be used later when you install the Data Collector software on the Data Collector server.
This configuration enables communication between the Portal and the Data Collector server. Refer to the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Capacity Manager for details.
4. Select the Data Collector and add an SVC policy: Add > IBM SVC.
Field
Description
Domain
Typically, only one domain is listed; Managed Services Providers will have a domain for each customer.
IBM SVC Master Console Server
Address of the IBM SVC Master Console Server—either the IP address or server name. For embedded CIMOM, this is the node’s IP address and a separated Data Collector policy must be created for each node.
Port
IBM SVC server port. Default is 5989.
User ID & Password
User ID and password of the IBM SVC Master Console Server.
Array Details
Frequency for IBM SVC array details collection.
Array Performance
Frequency for array performance data collection.
Array performance data is collected only for SVC 6.x with an SMI-S version of 1.4 or above.
5. On the Data Collector server, install/update the Data Collector software, using the instructions in the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Capacity Manager.