NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Notes and Troubleshooting

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.4)
  1. Data Collector Troubleshooting
    1.  
      Resolving Data Collectors connections issues - Linux specific
    2.  
      Resolving Data Collectors connections issues - Windows specific
    3.  
      Portal upgrade performance issues
    4.  
      Verify the Data Collector configuration
    5.  
      Verify Connectivity
    6.  
      Configuring web proxy updates
    7.  
      Collecting missed events for Veritas Backup Exec
    8.  
      Substituting ODBC for JDBC to connect to SQL server for Veritas Backup Exec
    9.  
      Useful Data Collection scripts for capacity
    10.  
      Host resources troubleshooting
    11.  
      Host resources: Check the status of the WMI proxy server
    12.  
      Host resources: Post-Installation verification
    13. Host resources: Check host connectivity using standard SSH
      1.  
        Checking Paths for SSH
      2.  
        Environment setting for bash users
    14.  
      Host resources: Check host connectivity
    15.  
      Host resources: Check host connectivity using Host Resource Configuration file
    16. Host resources: Generating host resource configuration files
      1.  
        Sample lines in an input file
    17.  
      Host resources: Check the execution of a command on a remote server
    18.  
      Host resources Data Collection
    19.  
      Host resources: Collection in stand-alone mode
    20. Configuring parameters for SSH
      1.  
        Configure channelWaitTime
      2.  
        Configure singleChannelSession
      3.  
        Configure sudoWithPassword
    21.  
      Identifying Windows file system access errors (File Analytics)
    22.  
      Collect from remote shares (File Analytics)
    23.  
      Adding a certificate to the Java keystore
  2. Firewall Configuration: Default Ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports
  3. CRON Expressions for Policy and Report Schedules
    1.  
      CRON expressions for policy probe schedules
    2.  
      CRON expressions for scheduling reports
  4. Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (RHEL)
    1.  
      Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (RHEL)
    2.  
      Prerequisites
    3.  
      Getting started with Data Collector clustering
    4.  
      Main.cf
    5.  
      Upgrading a clustered Data Collector
    6.  
      Manage cluster configuration during NetBackup upgrade (RHEL)
    7.  
      Considerations when Data Collector is pointing to Alta Domain Management
  5. Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (Windows)
    1.  
      Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (Windows)
    2.  
      Prerequisites
    3.  
      Getting Started with Data Collector Clustering
    4.  
      Main.cf
    5.  
      Upgrading a Clustered Data Collector
    6.  
      Manage cluster configuration during NetBackup upgrade (Windows)
  6. Install and configure NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector on MSCS environment
    1.  
      Cluster Data Collectors with MSCS on Windows
    2.  
      Perform cluster configurations
    3.  
      Upgrade NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector in MSCS
    4.  
      Uninstall NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector
    5.  
      Steps to perform before and after NetBackup upgrade
  7. Firewall Configuration: Default Ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports
  8. Maintenance Scenarios for Message Relay Server Certificate Generation
    1.  
      Regenerate authentication certificate nearing expiry (or already expired)
    2.  
      Recover inadvertently deleted aptare.ks file
    3.  
      Authenticate new database with existing SSL certificates
    4.  
      SSL certificate authentication for a new data collector

Manage cluster configuration during NetBackup upgrade (RHEL)

During NetBackup upgrade, the VCS cluster configurations are removed and recreated. The VCS cluster configurations done manually for the Data Collector are also deleted in the process after NetBackup upgrade. Follow these steps before you upgrade NetBackup.

Before upgrading NetBackup
  1. Back up the VCS configuration file /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/main.cf.
  2. Remove the VCS configuration added for Data Collector. This includes unlinking the service group dependencies and deleting the resources in service group aptare_grp.

    • To unlink the service group dependencies between Aptare service group and NetBackup:

      # haconf -makerw
# hagrp -unlink aptare_grp  nbu_group

    • Delete the resources in aptare_grp service group:

      # hares -delete -force aptare_vol
# hares -delete -force aptare_mnt
# hares -delete -force aptare_dg

    • To delete the aptare service group:

      #hagrp -delete aptare_grp
# haconf -dump -makero
After upgrading NetBackup

Perform the cluster configuration again as described in this documentation.

See Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (RHEL).