Prerequisites for Adding Data Collectors (Symantec Backup Exec)
• 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).
• Uses TCP port 1433. The BUE collector first connects via UDP on port 1434 to get information about available SQLServer instances, then connects via TCP to the port number that is returned for the specified instance. By default this is 1433.
Backup Manager: Collection of Backup and Restore Data
For Backup Manager, where you install the Data Collector depends on the backup solution.
• One Data Collector can be used to 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.
• The Data Collector uses database commands to obtain information from each Backup Exec server.