Storage Array Pre-Installation Setup > Adding an IBM XIV Data Collector Policy
  
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Adding an IBM XIV 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 (Capacity Manager). For specific prerequisites and supported configurations, see Capacity Manager: Collection of Array Capacity and Host Data and the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide.
Note: XCLI must be installed on the Data Collector server.
 
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 IBM XIV.
4. Specify Data Collector Properties.
Add or select the parameters. Mandatory parameters are denoted by an asterisk (*):
Field
Description
Sample Value
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 Collector Domain is the domain that was supplied during the Data Collector installation process. 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.
 
Array Addresses
The IP addresses of the IBM Storage Arrays.
 
IBM XIV XCLI Location
The location for the XCLI executable on the Data Collector server.
Examples:
Linux: /opt/ibm/xch
Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\XIV\GUI10 or C:\Program Files\XIV\GUI10, C:\Program Files\IBM\Storage\XIV\XIVGUI
 
User ID
Specify the user ID for the account that has monitor group privileges on the storage array.
 
Password
The password for the User ID with monitor group privileges.
Pwd1
Array Details
Click the check box to activate performance collection.
Click the Clock to configure a schedule for this Data Collector policy:
• Frequency in minutes
• Hourly
• Daily
• Weekly
• Monthly
• Cron Expression
 
For example:
*/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..
 
Array Performance
Click the check box to activate performance collection.
Note that at least one collection from this array must be performed BEFORE array performance data can be collected.
Click the Clock to configure a schedule for this Data Collector policy.
1 */5 * * *
 
5. Click OK to save the Policy.
6. On the Data Collector server, install/update the Data Collector software.