NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Replication Manager

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Configure Data Collector manually for Veritas NetBackup

From NetBackup version 10.1.1 onwards, Veritas NetBackup primary server installation will also deploy NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector binaries automatically on Windows ( C:\Program Files\Veritas\AnalyticsCollector) and Linux (/usr/openv/analyticscollector) system. Also, if Veritas NetBackup primary server is managed under Veritas Alta, the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector will be automatically configured with NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.

This procedure provides the manual steps to configure the Data Collector for Veritas NetBackup when Veritas NetBackup primary is not managed under Veritas Alta. Note that NetBackup IT Analytics Portal must be already installed in your data center and a Data Collector entry must be added via the Collector Administration screen of the portal for each NetBackup primary server before you perform this configuration.

Keep the registration file path (generated while creating the data collector on the Portal and copied to the NetBackup primary server) handy when you configure the Data Collector.

Keep the following details handy when you configure the Data Collector:

  1. Name of the Data Collector (as it appears on the portal)

  2. Passcode of the Data Collector (as configured on the portal)

  3. Data receiver URL (generated while creating the data collector on the portal)

  4. Key file path (generated while creating the data collector on the portal and copied to the NetBackup primary server)

See Add/Edit Data Collectors section in the NetBackup IT Analytics User Guide for more information.

To configure the Data Collector manually on Windows:

  1. Create a responsefile as a batch script responsefile.cmd with the following contents. These are the responses to the user input required to configure the Data Collector
    SET DATACOLLECTOR_NAME=<name of the data collector>  
SET DATACOLLECTOR_PASSCODE=<passcode for the data collector>  
SET DATARECEIVER_URL=< data receiver URL >  
SET DATACOLLECTOR_KEY_FILE_PATH=<path to the key file>  
SET HTTP_PROXY_CONF=N  
SET PROXY_HTTP_URL=  
SET PROXY_HTTP_PORT=  
SET PROXY_HTTPS_URL=  
SET PROXY_HTTPS_PORT=  
SET PROXY_USERID=  
SET PROXY_PASSWORD=  
SET PROXY_NOT_FOR=

    Note:

    A sample response file responsefile.cmd is also available in the installer media.

  2. Run the command:
    "C:\ProgramData\Veritas\NetBackup IT Analytics\DC\configure.cmd" /RESPFILE:<response_file_path> /INSTALL_TYPE:CONFIG

To configure the Data Collector manually on Linux:

  1. Create a response file with the following contents:
    COLLECTOR_NAME=<name-of-collector> 
COLLECTOR_PASSCODE=<passcode> 
DR_URL=<data receiver-url-example:-http://aptareagent.example.com> 
COLLECTOR_KEY_PATH=<keyfile path> 
HTTP_PROXY_CONF=N 
HTTP_PROXY_ADDRESS= 
HTTP_PROXY_PORT= 
HTTPS_PROXY_ADDRESS= 
HTTPS_PROXY_PORT= 
PROXY_USERNAME= 
PROXY_PASSWORD= 
PROXY_EXCLUDE=
  2. Update the value for each field with appropriate data.

    A sample responsefile is available on the install media as well as the <Data collector install location>/installer path on the system.

  3. Run any one of the following command:
    <Install media>/dc_installer.sh -c <responsefile path>

    Or

    <install location>/installer/dc_installer.sh -c <responsefile path>