Prerequisites for Data Collector Deployment (Virtualization Manager)
• 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).
• Port 443 must be open. Data collection uses HTTPS without certificates for secure connections.
Virtualization Manager: Collection of VMware Data
• This Data Collector policy can be incorporated with an existing Data Collector Policy. A Data Collector can collect data from Virtual Center (vCenter) or from specific ESX servers that are not managed by vCenter.
• The VMware Data Collector is multi-threaded enabling it to poll up to five vCenters in one polling cycle. Therefore, multiple vCenter collections can be configured in one Data Collector policy.