NetBackup IT Analytics Certified Configuration Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.2)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      NetBackup IT Analytics Overview
    2.  
      Purpose of this document
    3.  
      Software and hardware disclaimer
  2. Portal and database servers
    1.  
      Portal supported operating systems
    2.  
      Recommended portal configurations
    3.  
      Oracle Database and Memory Requirements
    4. Supported browsers and display resolution
      1.  
        Linux portal server: Exported and emailed reports
    5.  
      Supported third-party and open source products
  3. Data Collector server configurations
    1.  
      Data Collector supported operating systems
    2. Data Collector server memory and CPU guidelines
      1.  
        Customize the Linux file handle setting for large collections
      2.  
        Factors impacting Data Collector performance and memory requirements
    3.  
      Data Collector prerequisites
    4.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports
  4. Capacity Manager configurations
    1.  
      Supported systems and access requirements
    2.  
      IBM Arrays: Modify profile
    3.  
      Creating a NetApp user with API privileges
    4.  
      Creating a NetApp cluster-mode user with API privileges
    5. Array/LUN performance Data Collection
      1.  
        Port performance metrics
    6. EMC Isilon array performance metrics
      1.  
        EMC Isilon Array Performance
      2.  
        EMC Isilon Disk Performance
      3.  
        EMC Isilon Node Performance
      4.  
        EMC Isilon OneFS Performance
      5.  
        EMC Isilon Protocol Performance
    7. NetApp Cluster-Mode performance metrics
      1.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode Aggregate Performance
      2.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode CIFS Performance
      3.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode Disk Performance
      4.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode Fiber Channel Protocol Logical Interface Performance
      5.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode LUN Performance
      6.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode NFS Performance
      7.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode Processor Node Performance
      8.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode Processor Performance
      9.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode RAID Performance
      10.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode SMB (Server Message Block) Performance
      11.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode System Performance
      12.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode Target Port Performance
      13.  
        NetApp Cluster-Mode Volume Performance
    8. EMC Symmetrix enhanced performance metrics
      1.  
        Create enhanced EMC Symmetrix Performance report templates
      2.  
        EMC Symmetrix Array Performance
      3.  
        EMC Symmetrix Backend Director Performance
      4.  
        EMC Symmetrix Frontend Director Performance
      5.  
        EMC Symmetrix Front-end Port Performance
      6.  
        EMC Symmetrix Storage Group Performance
      7.  
        EMC Symmetrix Database Performance
      8.  
        EMC Symmetrix Disk Group Performance
      9.  
        EMC Symmetrix Disk Performance
      10.  
        EMC Symmetrix Device Groups Performance
      11.  
        EMC Symmetrix Disk by Technology Performance
      12.  
        EMC Symmetrix Storage Tier Performance
      13.  
        EMC Symmetrix Thin Tier Performance
      14.  
        EMC Symmetrix Thin Pool Performance
      15.  
        EMC Symmetrix Enhanced Performance metrics
    9.  
      Hitachi Vantara array performance metrics
    10.  
      Host resources prerequisites and configurations
    11. Host access privileges, sudo commands, ports, and WMI proxy requirements
      1.  
        Access requirements by OS
    12.  
      WMI proxy requirements for Windows host Data Collection
    13.  
      Host resources supported configurations
    14.  
      Pure Storage Flash Array performance metrics
    15.  
      Supported host bus adapters (HBAs)
    16.  
      Compute Resources supported configurations
  5. Cloud configurations
    1.  
      Supported systems and access requirements
  6. Virtualization Manager configurations
    1.  
      Supported versions
    2. Virtualization Manager Data Collector requirements for VMware
      1.  
        Creating a VMware Read-Only user
    3.  
      Virtualization Manager Data Collector requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V
  7. File Analytics configurations
    1. Data Collector probes by storage type
      1.  
        CIFS shares
      2.  
        Host inventory probe
      3.  
        File Analytics probe
  8. Fabric Manager configurations
    1. Switch vendors
      1.  
        Download Cisco Data Center Network Manager
  9. Backup Manager configurations
    1.  
      Backup solutions and versions
    2.  
      Centralized NetBackup Data Collection requirements
    3. Veritas NetBackup 8.1 (and later) requirements for centralized collection
      1.  
        Required Software
  10. ServiceNow configurations
    1.  
      ServiceNow configurations
  11. Internal TCP port requirements
    1.  
      Internal TCP port requirements
    2.  
      Internal portal server ports
    3.  
      Internal data collector ports

Backup solutions and versions

Note:

Refer to the Software and hardware disclaimer supported and tested by Veritas.

Table: Supported Backup Solutions

Backup Solution

Version

Notes and Access Requirements

Cohesity DataProtect

4.x, 5.x, 6.3.x, 6.6.x , 6.8.x

REST API on Port 80 or 443

Commvault Simpana

9.0, 10

At a minimum, read-only (db_datareader) database access with execute permission is required for the following functions:

  • dbo.GetDateTime

  • dbo.GetUnitTime

  • dbo.GetJobFailureReason

  • dbo.JMGetLocalizedMessageFunc

Windows user name and password with administrative access to CommServe Server for WMI (to collect job detail logs).

  • Port 1433 for the MSSQL Server database instance This is usually 1433, but it can be any port.

Other Ports, if collecting skipped files details:

  • File sharing: port 445

  • WMI control channel: TCP port 135

  • DCOM TCP/UDP: any port greater than 1023

Dell EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery

9.2.1.x, 18.x, 19.x, 19.4, 19.5

Port 9090 (Used for NetWorker REST API connection)

EMC NetWorker data collection policies are implemented based on vendor version number. Legacy versions of EMC NetWorker (pre version 9.2.1.x) are collected using the policy titled: EMC NetWorker. For EMC NetWorker versions post 9.2.1.x, collection is done using the policy titled: DELL EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery.

EMC Avamar

4.x, 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 7, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 18.1, 18.2, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4

  • Ports 5555 and 22 (SSH)

EMC Data Domain

5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.6, 7.7

  • Port 22 (SSH)

EMC NetWorker

7.2 - 7.6, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2

  • EMC NetWorker data collection policies are implemented based on vendor version number. Legacy versions of EMC NetWorker (pre version 9.2.1.x) are collected using the policy titled: EMC NetWorker. For EMC NetWorker versions post 9.2.1.x, collection is done using the policy titled: DELL EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery.

  • If NetWorker is installed on a Windows server, the Data Collector must be on a Windows server.

  • NSRADMIN TCP 7937-7940

  • WMI Proxy range of ports, Linux SSH 22

HP Data Protector

8.1, 9.0x

  • Port 5555

  • WMI Proxy range of ports, Linux SSH 22

  • A WMI Proxy is only needed if collecting from Windows hosts and when the Data Collector is on a server that is different from the Cell Manager server.

  • The HP Data Protector (HPDP) client software version must match the specific version (major and minor) of the HPDP server being probed.

  • If the Data Collector is installed on a Linux OS, a WMI Proxy Server must be installed on a Windows system in order to collect data from a Cell Manager that is installed on a Windows system.

IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM)

6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 8.1

  • TSM instances running on z/OS are not supported.

  • TSM v6.3 is not supported on a Windows 2012 Data Collector.

  • Typically, Port 1500

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

10.1.6 and 10.1.7

Port: 443

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus user with self-service role for all resource groups.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

9.1.1

  • Director Web UI port used during installation (Default: 4443)

Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)

11g, 12c

  • Typically Port 1521

Rubrik Cloud Data Management

v 7.0.4 and above

Port 443

Veeam Backup & Replication

  • 11.0

  • 12.0

  • Port 9392

Veritas Backup Exec

2012, 15, 20 - all running on Windows OS

  • Port 1433

  • The Backup Exec Administrator account used by the Data Collection policy must have the database role membership of db_datareader for the BEDB (Backup Exec Database).

  • Note that the version of Backup Exec that is reported by the Backup Exec 15 installation is version 14.2.

Veritas NetBackup including:

Sun StorageTek

ACSLS Manager

SLP

7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.1, 9.1.0.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.1.1, and 10.2.

SLP, NetBackup v7.7 and higher.

  • The Data Collector makes calls to various NetBackup CLI (Command Line Interface) commands, such as bpdbjobs. These commands are a standard component of the NetBackup product and NetBackup IT Analytics requires that they are operational as per the NetBackup specifications.

  • NetBackup Application data collection is supported on NetBackup BYOD and Appliances form factors like NetBackup Appliances (equivalent versions 2.7.x version onwards), Flex, and Flex Scale Appliances. Centralized data collection is supported using CLI method as well as SSH/WMI interface.

  • NetBackup IT Analytics Resources Monitor probe requires NetBackup IT Analytics Exporter to be installed on NetBackup Primary Servers.

    See NetBackup IT Analytics Exporter Installation and Configuration Guide for more information.

For centralized data collection: See Centralized NetBackup Data Collection requirements.