Managing and Monitoring Data Collection > EMC VPLEX Data Collector Policy
  
Version 9.2.01
EMC VPLEX Data Collector Policy
Before adding the policy:
• A Data Collector must exist in the Portal, to which you will add Data Collector Policies. See Adding/Editing Data Collectors. For specific prerequisites and supported configurations, see the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide.
 
1. Select Admin > Data Collection > Collectors. The list of currently configured Portal Data Collectors is displayed.
2. Select a Data Collector from the list.
3. Click Add, and then select EMC VPLEX.
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4. Enter or select the parameters. Mandatory parameters are denoted by an asterisk (*):
Field
Description
Collector Domain
The domain of the collector to which the collector backup policy is being added. This is a read-only field. By default, the domain for a new policy will be the same as the domain for the collector. This field is set when you add a collector.
Policy Domain
The Policy Domain is the domain of the policy that is being configured for the Data Collector. The Policy Domain must be set to the same value as the Collector Domain. The domain identifies the top level of your host group hierarchy. All newly discovered hosts are added to the root host group associated with the Policy Domain.
Typically, only one Policy Domain will be available in the drop-down list. If you are a Managed Services Provider, each of your customers will have a unique domain with its own host group hierarchy.
To find your Domain name select Admin > Hosts and Domains > Domains.
Management Server Addresses*
One or more VPLEX IP addresses or host names to probe. Comma-separated addresses or IP ranges are supported, e.g. 192.168.0.1-250, 192.168.1.10,myhost.
NOTE: To collect from a Cluster, enter the IP address of only one of the management servers.
User ID*
View-only user ID and password for the EMC VPLEX storage system.
Password*
The password associated with the User ID.
Array Capacity (Active Probe)
This collection is enabled by default to collect array capacity data from your EMC VPLEX environment.
Schedule
Click the clock icon to create a schedule. By default, it is collected every 8 hours.
Every Minute, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, and Monthly schedules may be created. Advanced use of native CRON strings is also available.
Examples of CRON expressions:
*/30 * * * * means every 30 minutes
*/20 9-18 * * * means every 20 minutes between the hours of 9am and 6pm
*/10 * * * 1-5 means every 10 minutes Mon - Fri.
NOTE: Explicit schedules set for a Collector policy are relative to the time on the Collector server. Schedules with frequencies are relative to the time that the Data Collector was restarted.