HP Data Protector - Planning the Data Collector Deployment
  
Version 9.2.00
For details, refer to the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide and the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Backup Manager.
HP Data Protector - Planning the Data Collector Deployment
The Data Collector communicates with the Cell Manager—the server that runs session managers and core software to manage the backup details in the HP Data Protector internal database (IDB). Two approaches can be taken when configuring collection from the HP Data Protector Cell Manager:
• Local Configuration: HP Data Protector Cell Manager and StorageConsole Data Collector on the same server.
• Remote Configuration (Preferred): HP Data Protector Cell Manager and StorageConsole Data Collector on different servers (see the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Backup Manager).
1. Identify a server where the Data Collector software will be installed. Server requirements include:
• 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).
2. On the Data Collector server, add entries to the local hosts file, both resolving to the Portal server IP address.
 
Example:
• 172.16.2.2 aptareportal.<yourdomain>.com
• 172.16.2.3 aptareagent.<yourdomain>.com
Data Collector Configurations Specific to HP Data Protector
 
1. Note the port used by the HP Data Protector Data Collector: TCP Port 5555.
2. On the HP Data Protector Cell Manager server:
• Configure the Data Collector Server to be an HPDP Client.
• Define an Admin user that the Cell Manager Server recognizes—either as a local user account or a Windows domain user account—that has execute rights to the omnidbutil command.
3. On the Data Collector server, make sure the Data Collector server is the HP Data Protector client with the HP Data Protector UI component installed.
4. In the Portal, add HP Cell Manager servers: Admin > Hosts and Domains > Hosts and Host Groups.
• Internal Name - Must match the host name of the HP Cell Manager server.
• IP Address - IP address of the Cell Manager server.
• Type - HP Cell Manager Server.
5. Gather the following required configuration details:
• Backup Management Server: IP address or name of the HP Cell Manager server.
• Backup Software Location: Home directory of the HP Data Protector Admin Client software (omni commands).
• Cell Manager User ID & Password: Access to Cell Manager on the remote system.
• For remote access configuration: Remote Software Location, Access Control Command (full sudo path), WMI Proxy Server.
6. Configure a Data Collector policy using the following additional details.
Field
Description
Domain
Typically, only one domain is listed; Managed Services Providers will have a domain for each customer.
Backup Management Server
IP address or host name of the HP Cell Manager server.
Cell Manager
The Cell Manager is the server that runs session managers and core software to manage the backup details in the HP Data Protector database.
In the majority of cases, this field should contain the same server that you selected from the above Backup Management Server list; however, for special-case situations, an alias may be entered.
Backup Software Location
On the Data Collector server, this is the home directory of the HP Data Protector Admin Client software—that is, the location of the omni commands, such as omnicellinfo and omnireport—to be used by the Data Collector Server.
For Remote Access Configuration
Remote Software Location
The home directory on the HP Data Protector Server where Cell Manager is installed. Typically C:\Program Files\Omniback for Windows, or /opt/omni for Linux; only required for remote access to Cell Manager.
Operating System
The operating system on which the HP Data Collector is running; only required for remote access to Cell Manager.
Password
Password for the Cell Manager User ID on the remote system.
Access Control Command
For Linux hosts: If the user ID is not root, provide the full path to access control; Example: /usr/bin/sudo
WMI Proxy Server
The server where the WMI Proxy is installed; only required for remote access to Cell Manager.
Windows Domain
The Windows domain, if applicable.
7. On the Data Collector server, install/update the Data Collector software, using the instructions in the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Backup Manager.