For details, refer to the APTARE StorageConsole 9.1 Certified Configurations Guide and the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Backup Manager.

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 Backup 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).

• WMI Proxy requires a range of ports. Linux uses port 22 for SSH.

• If NetWorker is installed on a Windows server, the Data Collector must be on a Windows server.

• Install a Backup Client on the Data Collector server to enable access to NetWorker Administrative Tools.

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 a server for each NetWorker server: Admin > Hosts and Domains > Hosts and Host Groups

• External Name - Displayed in the Portal.

• Internal Name - Must match the host name of the NetWorker server.

• IP Address

• Make & Model

• Location

• OS Platform

• OS Version

• Type = EMC NetWorker Server

4. 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 Data Collector installation guide for details.

5. Select the Data Collector and add a NetWorker policy for each NetWorker host server: Add > EMC NetWorker.


Field	Description
Domain	Typically, only one domain is listed; Managed Services Providers will have a domain for each customer.
Backup Management Server	IP address or host name. This is the NetWorker Host Server with which the Data Collector will communicate. The servers that you added should all be listed here. Select one and verify that the IP address and OS information are correct.
Version	Select the relevant NetWorker 7.x version.
Operating System	The operating system on which NetWorker is running.
Network Share for Log Files	Relevant only for NetWorker versions 7.5 and 7.6; a writable and network accessible share must be created on the NetWorker server to enable the Data Collector to transfer log files from this share to the Data Collector server.
Backup Server Host	The internal name of the backup server. This is the server name known to NetWorker.
Cluster Name	The name of the cluster, if applicable, to which the backup server host belongs.
Remote Software Location	The home directory on the NetWorker server where NetWorker is installed. Windows default: C:\Program Files\Legato\nsr UNIX default: /nsr
Backup Software Location	Home of the NetWorker Admin Client software (nsradmin command) on the Data Collector Server. Windows default: C:\Program Files\Legato\nsr\bin UNIX default: /nsr/sbin
Windows Domain	Windows domain, if applicable.
User ID & Password	A UNIX or Window user ID that provides access to the NetWorker log files in the directory specified in the Remote Software Location above.

6. On the Data Collector server, install/update the Data Collector software, using the instructions in the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Backup Manager.