• 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).

• TSM data collection requires a dedicated Data Collector—that is, it cannot be included in a Data Collector policy with other collectors, such as capacity Data Collectors. Refer to the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide for sizing guidelines.

• dsmadmc must be installed on the Data Collector server.

• Typically, Port 1500 is required, as configured for TSM.

• For TSM, the Data Collector interfaces using the TSM utility, dsmadmc, collecting data from the underlying TSM databases, including TSM Archives for LAN-free backups.