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

Virtualization Manager - 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 Virtualization Manager.

Virtualization Manager - 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 VMware

1. Note the port used by the VMware Data Collector: TCP 443. Data collection uses HTTPS without certificates for secure connections.

2. Gather the following required configuration details:

• ESX/Virtual Center Addresses: IP addresses or names (ONTAP 7 addresses cannot be used).

• User ID & Password: Read-only VMware user with a role that has read-only and browse datastore permissions. User must be assigned to the root-level permissions folder in vCenter.

3. 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.
ESX/Virtual Center Server	IP addresses or host names to probe. IP ranges are supported.
User ID & Password	The view-only VMware user ID that has a role with the following privileges: Read-Only and Browse Datastore. See the Data Collector installation guide for steps to create a read-only user with the required permissions.
ESX Servers to Exclude	List ESX server names or IP addresses to be excluded from collection. IP ranges are supported.
Details	Click the check box to activate details collection. Click the clock icon to create a collection schedule.
Performance	Click the check box to activate array performance statistics collection. Click the clock icon to create a collection schedule.

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