Prerequisites for Adding Data Collectors (CommVault Simpana)
• 64-bit OS. See the APTARE StorageConsole 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.
• If the backup servers belong to a cluster, StorageConsole communicates with the cluster for data collection.
• 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 access requires the following: Port 135 is required for skipped files collection and 445 for CIFS over TCP. A fixed port can be configured for WMI as specified at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb219447%28VS.85%29.aspx
Backup Manager: Collection of Backup and Restore Data
For Backup Manager, where you install the Data Collector depends on the backup solution.
• For CommVault Simpana, the Data Collector should be installed on the same machine as the WMI proxy server.
• The Data Collector uses Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) as a read-only user (including executing some read-only functions) to collect point-in-time data from the CommVault Simpana CommServe database. The Data Collector also uses a CommVault Simpana command-line tool (sendLogFiles.exe - executed using WMI on the CommServe server) to collect log files from client machines managed by the CommServe server.
• One Data Collector can include all of these backup products: CommVault Simpana, EMC Avamar, EMC NetWorker, EMC Data Domain, Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec NetBackup, HP Data Protector, and Generic Backup products. And, you also can include other enterprise objects, such as storage arrays, in this Data Collector.