NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Virtualization Manager

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.2)
  1. Pre-Installation setup for VMware
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for VMware
    2.  
      VMware Data Collection
    3. Prerequisites for adding data collectors (VMware)
      1.  
        Virtualization Manager: Collection of VMware Data
      2. Configure VMware Access
        1.  
          Pre-requisites for vSAN Data Collection
        2.  
          Creating a VMware Read-Only User with Required Permissions
    4.  
      Installation overview (VMware)
    5.  
      Add a VMware Data Collector policy
    6. Datastore scan collection
      1.  
        Reports impacted by Datastore Collection
  2. Pre-Installation setup for IBM VIO
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for IBM VIO
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding data collectors (IBM VIO)
    3.  
      Installation overview (IBM VIO)
    4.  
      Adding servers for the IBM VIO Data Collector policy
    5.  
      VIO servers (IBM Virtual I/O Servers)
    6.  
      LPAR clients (IBM Logical Partitioning Clients) managed by VIO servers
    7.  
      HMC (IBM Hardware Management Console)
    8.  
      Add an IBM VIO Data Collector policy
  3. Pre-Installation setup for Microsoft Hyper-V
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Microsoft Hyper-V
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding data collectors (Microsoft Hyper-V)
    3.  
      Installation overview (Microsoft Hyper-V)
    4.  
      Add a Microsoft Hyper-V Data Collector policy
  4. Install the Data Collector software
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      Installing the WMI Proxy service (Windows host resources only)
    3.  
      Testing WMI connectivity
    4.  
      Considerations to install Data Collector on non-English systems
    5.  
      Install Data Collector Software on Windows
    6.  
      Install Data Collector software on Linux
    7.  
      Deploy Data Collector in native Kubernetes environment
    8.  
      Configure Data Collector manually for Veritas NetBackup
    9.  
      Install Data Collector binaries on Windows (without configuration)
    10.  
      Install Data Collector binaries on Linux host (without configuration)
  5. Validating data collection
    1.  
      Validation methods
    2.  
      Data Collectors: Vendor-Specific validation methods
    3. Working with on-demand Data Collection
      1.  
        View real-time logging during an on-demand collection
      2.  
        Generating debug level logs during an on-demand collection
    4.  
      Using the CLI check install utility
    5.  
      List Data Collector configurations
  6. Uninstall the Data Collector
    1.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
    2.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
  7. Manually start the Data Collector
    1.  
      Introduction
  8. Appendix A. Firewall configuration: Default ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports

Creating a VMware Read-Only User with Required Permissions

The following procedure provides the steps for creating and configuring a vSphere user with the necessary permissions for Virtualization Manager data collection access.

Note:

Permissions can be granted to an existing local account or domain/AD user. The following VMware user-creation steps are required only if you do not want to grant permissions to an existing user.

  1. Create a new vCenter user to be used with NetBackup IT Analytics. For the purpose of the examples in this document, we'll name the user aptare.

  2. Log in to vSphere with Administrator credentials to create a user with new permissions.

  3. In the Home page (Alt+Home), click Roles under the Administration heading.

  4. In the Roles window, right-click on Read Only and select Clone.

  5. Name the role NetBackup IT Analytics User.

  6. Right-click on the Role you just created--NetBackup IT Analytics User-- and select Edit Role.

  7. The only permission that is required beyond the Read-Only role is Browse Datastore and View VM storage policies. Select Browse Datastore, click View VM storage policies and then click OK.

  8. At the top of the vSphere window, select Administration > Inventory > Hosts and Clusters.

  9. At the left of the vSphere window, right-click on the Root of the tree--in this example, esxvsphere--and then select Add Permission.

  10. In the Assign Permissions window, under Assigned Role, select NetBackup IT Analytics User and under Users and Groups, add the user that you created and click OK.

  11. Once the user has been added, you should see it listed under the Permissions tab.

  12. Now you are ready to add the user to the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal. Be sure to enter the user name exactly as it is displayed in the Permissions tab (it is case sensitive). If you are using a Domain account, also include the Domain in the User ID field (for example: domain.com\aptare).