Identify HP Data Protector Collection Requirements

Two approaches can be taken when configuring collection from the HP Data Protector Cell Manager:

• Local Configuration: HP Data Protector Cell Manager and StorageConsole Data Collector on the same server

• Remote Configuration (Preferred): HP Data Protector Cell Manager and StorageConsole Data Collector on different servers (see Example of Remote HPDP Cell Manager Configuration)

Figure 7.1 Example of Remote HPDP Cell Manager Configuration

When gathering data from HP Data Protector Cell Manager, several commands are executed, both on the Cell Manager server and on the Data Collector server. These commands are referenced later in this document.

For the purpose of preparing your environment for data collection, refer to the following table:


On the Data Collector Server	On the HPDP Cell Manager Server
omnicc	omnidbutil
omnicellinfo
omnidb
omnidownload
omnimm
omnirpt

Assumption: The following steps assume that HP Data Protector Cell Manager has been installed on a server that is not the same as the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector server.

The following information will be used later when you configure a Data Collection Policy via the APTARE StorageConsole Portal (See Adding/Editing Data Collectors).

1. Identify the Cell Manager Server’s Name: ________________________________

2. Identify the OS of the Cell Manager Server: ________________________________

3. Identify the directory where the Cell Manager is installed. This path will be used later to fill in the Remote Software Location field when you configure the Data Collector policy in the StorageConsole Portal: ____________________________________

Typically, this location will be:

Windows: C:\Program Files\Omniback

4. Configure the Data Collector server to be an HPDP Client. See Configure the Data Collector Server in Cell Manager.

5. The omnidbutil command is executed on the Cell Manager server to obtain drive status. Therefore, the following configuration is required:

The user defined in the Data Collector must be an Admin user that the Cell Manager Server recognizes—either as a local user account or a Windows domain user account—that has execute rights to the omnidbutil command. See also Configure an HP Data Protector User and Adding/Editing Data Collectors.

1. Make sure the Data Collector server has become the HPDP client with the HPDP User Interface component installed.

Find the directory (default is: C:\Program Files\omniback\bin) where the following commands are located and verify that the following commands exist in that directory. This validates that the User Interface was installed correctly.