Identify HP Data Protector Collection Requirements
Two approaches can be taken when configuring collection from the HP Data Protector Cell Manager:
• Distributed Configuration: HP Data Protector Cell Manager and StorageConsole Data Collector on the same server
• Centralized Configuration (Preferred): HP Data Protector Cell Manager and StorageConsole Data Collector on different servers.
Cell Manager Commands for Data Collection
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 | |
Preparing for Centralized Data Collection on a Remote Cell Manager
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 (HP Data Protector)).
On the HP Data Protector Cell Manager Server:
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
Linux: /opt/omni
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 (HP Data Protector).
On the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Server:
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.
omnicc
omnicellinfo
omnidb
omnidownload
omnimm
omnirpt
