Prerequisites for Adding Data Collectors (Storage Viewer for SAN Fabrics)
• 64-bit OS. See the Hitachi Storage Viewer 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, Hitachi Storage Viewer communicates with the cluster for data collection.
• For performance reasons, HDS recommends that you do not install Data Collectors on the same server as the Hitachi Storage Viewer 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).
Storage Viewer for SAN Fabrics: Collection of SAN Switch Data
• A single Data Collector can include all supported switches—Brocade, Cisco, McData. In fact, this single Data Collector can be used for other enterprise objects, such as backup products and storage arrays.
• The Data Collector accesses the SMI agent server to retrieve data, so the user ID and password for that server is required.