NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Fabric Manager

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.5)
  1. Fabric Manager Data Collection overview
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      Fabric Manager: Collection of SAN switch data
    3.  
      Switch zone alias collection
  2. Pre-Installation setup for Brocade switch
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Brocade switch
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Brocade switch)
    3.  
      Upgrade troubleshooting: Brocade BNA SMI-S (CIM) server and Java 11
    4.  
      Supported switches
    5.  
      Brocade switches: Default ports and firewall considerations
    6.  
      Installation overview (Brocade switch)
    7.  
      Brocade switch Data Collector policy
  3. Pre-Installation setup for Cisco switch
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Cisco switch
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Cisco switch)
    3.  
      Upgrade troubleshooting: Cisco DCNM SMI-S (CIM) server and Java 11
    4.  
      Cisco switches: Default ports and firewall considerations
    5.  
      Installation overview (Cisco switch)
    6.  
      Cisco switch Data Collection policy
    7.  
      Before you start Cisco switch Data Collection
  4. Pre-Installation setup for Brocade Zone alias
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Brocade zone alias
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Brocade zone alias)
    3.  
      Brocade switches: Default ports and firewall considerations
    4.  
      Installation overview (Brocade zone alias)
    5.  
      Brocade zone alias Data Collector policy
  5. Pre-Installation setup Cisco Zone alias
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup Cisco zone alias
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Cisco zone alias)
    3.  
      Cisco switches: Default ports and firewall considerations
    4.  
      Installation overview (Cisco Zone Alias)
    5.  
      Cisco zone alias Data Collector policy
  6. Installing 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.  
      Configure Data Collector manually for Cohesity NetBackup
    8.  
      Install Data Collector binaries on Windows (without configuration)
    9.  
      Install Data Collector binaries on Linux host (without configuration)
  7. 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
    4.  
      Using the CLI check install utility
    5.  
      List Data Collector configurations
  8. Uninstalling the Data Collector
    1.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
    2.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
  9. Manually starting the Data Collector
    1.  
      Introduction
  10. Appendix A. Firewall configuration: Default ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports

Install Data Collector binaries on Linux host (without configuration)

This installation allows you to install the Data Collector independent of the portal software installation. The collector remains disconnected from the portal until you configure it using a response file, that contains credentials of the Data Collector created on the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal and the data receiver.

To install a Data Collector:

  1. Download and mount the Data Collector installer itanalytics_datacollector_linux_<version>.iso.
     #  mount -o loop <ISO file path> <path to mount>
  2. Install the Data Collector at a custom location.
    # <path to mount>/dc_installer.sh -i <user selected path>

    Example:

    # <path to mount>/dc_installer.sh -i /usr/openv -n
Configure the Data Collector using response file

A sample response file is saved when you install the Data Collector. To connect the Data Collector with the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal, you must configure its responsefile with the credentials of the Data Collector created on the portal and run a configuration command as described in the procedure below.

To configure the Data Collector:

  1. Obtain the following details from the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal:

    • Registration file downloaded from the Portal.

    • Proxy server configuration details

  2. Update the above values in the responsefile.sample.
    COLLECTOR_REGISTRATION_PATH=<path to the .json file>
HTTP_PROXY_CONF=N
HTTP_PROXY_ADDRESS=
HTTP_PROXY_PORT=
HTTPS_PROXY_ADDRESS=
HTTPS_PROXY_PORT=
PROXY_USERNAME=
PROXY_PASSWORD=
PROXY_EXCLUDE=
  3. Configure the data collector using the above response file.
    # <path to mount>/dc_installer.sh -c  <responsefile path>

    or

    <install location>/installer/ dc_installer.sh -c  <responsefile path>{}
  4. Start the data collector service
    # <install location>/mbs/bin/aptare_agent start
Uninstall Data Collector

Run this command to uninstall the Data Collector.

<INSTALL_PATH>/UninstallerData/uninstall_dc.sh -r