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

Version 9.1

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).

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 XIV policy: Add > IBM XIV.


Field	Description
Domain	Typically, only one domain is listed; Managed Services Providers will have a domain for each customer.
Array Addresses	IP addresses of the IBM Storage Arrays
IBM XIV XCLI location	The location of the XCLI executable, for example: Linux: /opt/ibm/xch Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\XIV\GUI10 or C:\Program Files\XIV\GUI10, C:\Program Files\IBM\Storage\XIV\XIVGUI
User ID & Password	The user ID for the account that has monitor group privileges on the storage array.
Array Details	Select to collect array details and set the frequency with which to collect the data.
Array Performance Schedule	Select to collect performance data for IBM XIV arrays, determine the frequency with which to collect the data.

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.