APTARE IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for File Analytics

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Product(s): APTARE IT Analytics (10.5)
  1. Pre-Installation setup for File Analytics
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for File Analytics
    2.  
      File Analytics Data Collection overview
    3.  
      File Analytics Data Collection architecture
    4.  
      File Analytics Data Collector policies
    5.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (File Analytics)
    6.  
      CIFS shares
    7. Host Discovery and Collection File Analytics probe
      1.  
        File Analytics Probe Configurations by operating system
      2.  
        Both Windows and Linux servers
      3.  
        Best practices for host Inventory File Analytics probes
    8. Adding a File Analytics Data Collector policy
      1.  
        Importing the CIFS share configuration
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Uninstalling the Data Collector
    1.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
    2.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
  5. Manually starting the Data Collector
    1.  
      Introduction
  6. File Analytics Export folder size and folder depth
    1.  
      Extracting File Analytics export folder size
    2.  
      Specifying the File Analytics folder depth
  7. Appendix A. Firewall configuration: Default ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports

Installing Data Collector software: No internet available from the Data Collector server

Use these instructions if you are installing via the Internet where Internet access is not available from the data collector server.

  1. Note the Platform/OS of the Data Collector Serveron which you want to install the Data Collector.

  2. Open a browser on a client with web access (you will download the installer to this client, and then copy it to the Data Collector Server).

  3. Navigate to the Support website to access the relevant download link.

  4. Download the Data Collector Installer that corresponds to the platform of the Data Collector Server.

    • Linux: sc_datacollector_linux_<releaseversion>_<MMDDYYYY>.bin

    • Windows: sc_datacollector_win_<releaseversion>_<MMDDYYYY>.exe

  5. At the prompt, save the Data Collector Installer to a directory on the client.

  6. Copy the Data Collector Installer to the Data Collector Server where the Data Collector is to be installed.

  7. Go to the Data Collector Server and run the installer.