For details, refer to the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide and the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Capacity Manager. Version 9.2.00

IBM VIO - 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 Capacity Manager.

IBM VIO - Planning the Data Collector Deployment

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 IBM VIO

1. Note the port used by the IBM VIO Data Collector: SSH 22, telnet 23.

2. Data Collection retrieves data from servers in the following order:

• VIO Servers (Virtual I/O Servers): Enable Capacity, HBA, Volume Manager, and Multi-pathing probes in the Portal Host Inventory.

• LPAR Clients (Logical Partitioning Clients) Managed by VIO Servers: Enable Capacity, HBA, Volume Manager, and Multi-pathing probes in the Portal Host Inventory.

3. Gather the following required configuration details:

• LPAR Management Server: IP address or server name of the IBM LPAR Management Server (HMC or IVM).

• User ID & Password: Credentials for the LPAR Management Server.

• For the VIO server: Private Key File and Known Hosts File and Path.

4. In the Portal, 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.
LPAR Management Server	The address of the IBM LPAR Management Server of either HMC or IVM—either the IP address or server name. Comma-separated addresses or IP ranges are supported, e.g. 192.168.0.1-250, 192.168.1.10, myhost.
User ID & Password	Username and password for the LPAR Management Server. For HMC, the username should have at least HMC Viewer permissions.
Use Access Control Command	Click the check box to indicate access control commands.
Access Control Command	Indicate which access control commands to use to when gathering data from the IBM VIO server: sudo, pbrun, or sesudo.
Private Key File	The private key file for the IBM VIO server.
Known Hosts File	The known hosts file for the IBM VIO server.
Path	The path used by the VIO servers.
Details	Click the check box to collect array details.

5. On the Data Collector server, install/update the Data Collector software, using the instructions in the APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for Capacity Manager.