Pre-Installation Setup > Prerequisites for Adding Data Collectors (Fabric Manager)
  
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Prerequisites for Adding Data Collectors (Fabric Manager)
64-bit OS.
Support Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.7.
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).
Fabric Manager: Collection of SAN Switch Data
A single Data Collector can include all supported switches—Brocade, Cisco, McData. In fact, this single Data Collector can be used for other enterprise objects, such as backup products and storage arrays.
The Data Collector accesses the SMI agent server to retrieve data, so the user ID and password for that server is required.