APTARE IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for the Cloud

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Product(s): APTARE IT Analytics (10.5)
  1. Pre-Installation Setup for Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Amazon Web services (AWS)
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Amazon Web services)
    3.  
      Prerequisite Amazon Web services (AWS) configurations
    4.  
      Configure an S3 bucket to receive billing reports
    5.  
      Select cost allocation tags
    6. Create an AWS IAM user
      1.  
        Example of a custom AWS policy for APTARE IT Analytics AWS collection
    7. Link AWS accounts for Collection of consolidated billing data
      1.  
        Create a role for APTARE IT Analytics Data Collection
      2.  
        Add the role to the IAM user
    8.  
      Installation overview (Amazon Web Services - AWS)
    9.  
      Add an Amazon Web services (AWS) policy
  2. Pre-Installation Setup for OpenStack Ceilometer
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for OpenStack Ceilometer
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (OpenStack Ceilometer)
    3.  
      Installation Overview (OpenStack Ceilometer)
    4.  
      Adding an OpenStack Ceilometer Data Collector policy
  3. Pre-Installation Setup for OpenStack Swift
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for OpenStack Swift
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (OpenStack Swift)
    3.  
      Installation overview (OpenStack Swift)
    4.  
      Adding an OpenStack Swift Data Collector policy
  4. Pre-Installation Setup for Microsoft Azure
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Microsoft Azure
    2.  
      Setting up credentials for Microsoft Azure Data Collection
    3.  
      Install the Azure PowerShell client on a Windows computer
    4.  
      Find your tenant and subscription ID
    5.  
      Register a new application for the Data Collector
    6.  
      Create a principal and assign role to the application
    7.  
      Prerequisites for Adding Data Collectors (Microsoft Azure)
    8.  
      Installation overview (Microsoft Azure)
    9.  
      Adding a Microsoft Azure Data Collector policy
  5. Installing the Data Collector Software
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      Installing the WMI Proxy service (Windows host resources only)
    3.  
      Testing WMI connectivity
    4.  
      Installing Data Collector software: From the internet
    5.  
      Installing Data Collector software: No internet available from the Data Collector server
    6.  
      Installing Data Collector software on Windows portal platform
    7.  
      Installing Data Collector software on Linux portal platform
  6. Validating Data Collection
    1.  
      Validation methods
    2.  
      Data Collectors: Vendor-Specific validation methods
    3.  
      Working with on-demand Data Collection
    4.  
      Using the CLI check install utility
    5.  
      List Data Collector configurations
  7. Uninstalling the Data Collector
    1.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
    2.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
  8. Manually Starting the Data Collector
    1.  
      Introduction
  9. Appendix A. Firewall Configuration: Default Ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports

Working with on-demand Data Collection

Collections can run on a schedule or on-demand using the Run button on the action bar. On-demand allows you to select which probes and devices to run. The on-demand run collects data just like a scheduled run plus additional logging information for troubleshooting. A stopped Policy still allows an on-demand collection run, provided the policy is assigned to one of the specified vendors and the collector is online.

Note:

On-demand data collection is not available for all policies.

On-Demand data collection serves multiple purposes. You can use it to:

  • Validate the collection process is working end-to-end when you create a data collector policy

  • Launch an immediate run of the collection process without waiting for the scheduled run

  • Populate your database with new/fresh data

To initiate an on-demand data collection

  1. Select Admin > Data Collection > Collector Administration. All Data Collectors are displayed.
  2. Click Expand All to browse for a policy or use Search.
  3. Select a data collector policy from the list. If the vendor is supported, the Run button is displayed on the action bar.
  4. Click Run. A dialog allowing you to select servers and individual probes to test the collection run is displayed. The following example shows the Amazon Web Services dialog. See the vendor specific content for details on probes and servers.
  5. Click Start. Data is collected just like a scheduled run plus additional logging information for troubleshooting. Once started, you can monitor the status of the run through to completion.

    Note:

    If there is another data collection run currently in progress when you click Start, the On-Demand run will wait to start until the in-progress run is completed.