Planning the Data Collector Deployment
   
Version 9.1
For details, refer to the APTARE StorageConsole 9.1 Certified Configurations Guide and the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Capacity Manager.
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 9.1 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).
• Only one array per IBM Enterprise Data Collector Policy is allowed.
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 IBM Enterprise (6000 & 8000 series) policy: Add > IBM Enterprise.
Field
Description
Domain
Typically, only one domain is listed; Managed Services Providers will have a domain for each customer.
Schedule
Frequency for IBM enterprise array data collection.
Profile Name
Specify the profile filename, including the absolute path, for example:
Windows: C:\Program Files\ibm\dscli\profile\dscli.profile
Linux: /opt/ibm/dscli/profile/dscli.profile
Array Address
IP address of the IBM Storage Array. Only one array per IBM Enterprise Data Collector policy is allowed.
IBM DSCLI client software location
The location of the DSCLI executable, for example:
Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\dscli
Linux: /opt/ibm/dscli
User ID & Password
The user ID for the account that has monitor group privileges on the storage array.
Array Details
Click the clock to set a schedule to collect array details.
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.