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NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation and Configuration Guide for Cohesity NetBackup
Last Published:
2025-09-09
Product(s):
NetBackup IT Analytics (11.5)
- Introduction
- Configure a NetBackup IT Analytics Distributed Data Collector on a NetBackup Primary Server
- Overview
- Configure Data Collector on non-clustered NetBackup 10.4 and later primary server
- Configuration workflow for NetBackup 10.1.1, 10.2, 10.2.01, 10.3 or 10.3.0.1 on a non-clustered NetBackup primary server
- Configure Data Collector on non-clustered NetBackup 10.1.1, 10.2, 10.2.01, 10.3 or 10.3.0.1 primary server
- Configuration workflow for NetBackup versions lower than 10.1.1
- Configure Data Collector on NetBackup primary with version lower than 10.1.1
- Configure a Veritas NetBackup Data Collector Policy
- Veritas NetBackup Data Collector policy configuration prerequisites
- Prerequisites for collection from Cohesity NetBackup deployed on Kubernetes clusters
- Create NetBackup Data Collector Role, Service Account, and API Key
- Add a Veritas NetBackup Data Collector policy
- Add/Edit NetBackup Primary Servers within the Data Collector policy
- Configuring file analytics in NetBackup Data Collector policy
- Installing the Data Collector software
- Introduction
- Considerations to install Data Collector on non-English systems
- Install Data Collector Software on Windows
- Install Data Collector software on Linux
- Configure Data Collector manually for Cohesity NetBackup
- Install Data Collector binaries on Windows (without configuration)
- Install Data Collector binaries on Linux host (without configuration)
- Override default Java Heap memory (XMX) value for Data Collector utilities
- Configure SSL
- SSL/TLS certificate configuration
- SSL implementation overview
- Obtain an SSL certificate
- Update the web server configuration to enable SSL on the Portal server
- Enable / Disable SSL for a Data Collector
- Enable / Disable SSL for emailed reports
- Test and troubleshoot SSL configurations
- Keystore file locations on the Data Collector server
- Import a certificate into the Data Collector Java keystore
- Keystore on the portal server
- Add a virtual interface to a Linux server
- Add a virtual / secondary IP address on Windows
- Centralized Data Collector for NetBackup - Prerequisites, Installation, and Configuration
- Overview
- Step-1: Choose operating system and complete prerequisites
- Step-2: HTTPS requirement
- Step-3: Add Data Collector on NetBackup IT Analytics Portal
- Step-4: Create NetBackup Data Collector Role, Service Account, and API Key
- Step-5: SSH/WMI
- Step-6: Install the Data Collector
- Step-7: Configure Data Collector
- Step-8: Verify the Data Collector is online from the Portal
- Step-9: Confirm that the Data Collector is updated
- Step-10: Configure the data collection policy
- Step-11: Confirm that the NetBackup data collection policy is collecting data
- Upgrading Data Collector Locally
- Overview
- Verification of upgrade bundle available on Data Collector server
- Upgrade the Upgrade Manager component
- Upgrade the Data Collector component which is the aptare.jar file
- Upgrade the Upgrade Manager and Data Collector components together
- Upgrade logs and upgrade related database views
- Resolve file lock issue on Windows host during Data Collector upgrade
- Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (RHEL)
- Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (Windows)
- Install and configure NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector on MSCS environment
- Data Collector Policy Migration
- Pre-Installation setup for Veritas NetBackup appliance
- Pre-installation setup for Veritas Flex Appliance
- Data Collector Troubleshooting
- Resolving Data Collectors connections issues - Linux specific
- Resolving Data Collectors connections issues - Windows specific
- Portal upgrade performance issues
- Configuring web proxy updates
- Host resources troubleshooting
- Host resources: Check the status of the WMI proxy server
- Host resources: Post-Installation verification
- Host resources: Check host connectivity using standard SSH
- Host resources: Check host connectivity
- Host resources: Check host connectivity using Host Resource Configuration file
- Host resources: Generating host resource configuration files
- Host resources: Check the execution of a command on a remote server
- Host resources Data Collection
- Host resources: Collection in stand-alone mode
- Configuring parameters for SSH
- Identifying Windows file system access errors (File Analytics)
- Collect from remote shares (File Analytics)
- Adding a certificate to the Java keystore
- Override default Java Heap memory (XMX) value for Data Collector utilities
- Appendix A. Configure Appliances
- Appendix B. Load historic events
- Introduction
- Load Commvault Simpana events
- Load EMC Avamar events
- Load EMC NetWorker events
- Load HP Data Protector events
- Load IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) events
- Load Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) events
- Load Veeam Backup & Replication events
- Load Veritas NetBackup events
- Load Veritas Backup Exec events
- Corrections in duplication of clients
- Cohesity
- Dell EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery
- Appendix C. Firewall configuration: Default ports
- Appendix D. CRON Expressions for Policy and Report Schedules
- Appendix E. Maintenance Scenarios for Message Relay Server Certificate Generation
Cluster Data Collectors with MSCS on Windows
Prerequisites
Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) is already provisioned.
NetBackup primary server is already clustered under MSCS and online on Node1.
A disk of at-least 100 GB size is attached to all nodes in the cluster - to be used to install NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector.
Installing and configuring NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector in MSCS
Steps to be performed on Node1:
- Verify whether a shared disk of minimum size of 100 GB is attached to Node1.
- Create storage resource for the disk in the cluster. (Storage > Disks > Actions > <Disk name>)
In the image below ITA Disk represents the shared disk for the Data Collector.
- Get the shared disk (ITA Disk) online on Node1 and identify the drive letter.
Note:
Ensure the disk has the same drive letter across all cluster nodes.
- Optional: Add Agent URL to
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hostsfile. This step is required if the agent URL is not updated on the DNS.Example:
10.xx.yy.zz itanalyticsportal.vxindia.veritas.com itanalyticsportal 10.xx.yy.zz itanalyticsagent.vxindia.veritas.com itanalyticsagent
- Install and Configure NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector on new shared drive (ITA Disk).
- Verify that services Aptare Agent, Aptare Agent Kafka, and Aptare Agent ZooKeeper are created on services panel and are online.
- Execute
checkinstall.batutility and ensure it is returning SUCCESS. Thecheckinstall.batutility will be available at<Shared disk drive>\veritas\AnalyticsCollector\mbs\bin. Change the service type for Aptare Agent, Aptare Agent Kafka, and Aptare Agent ZooKeeper services from Automatic to Manual from services panel.
- Stop the services for Aptare Agent, Aptare Agent Kafka, and Aptare Agent Zookeeper on Node1.
- Move the storage resource to Node 2 on the cluster. Go to Failover Cluster Manager > Storage > Disks > select the shared disk (ITA disk) > on the right side below Actions > Move Available Storage > Select Node> select Node 2.
Steps to perform on Node 2:
- Ensure to move the NetBackup IT Analytics shared disk (ITA disk) from Node 1 to Node 2. Go to FailOver cluster manager > Storage > Disks > select the shared disk (ITA Disk).
- Verify that the shared disk (ITA disk) is online and available on the Node 2.
- On the right side below Actions, select Move Available Storage > Select Node > Select Node 2.
- Optional: Add Agent URL to
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hostsfile. This step is required if the agent URL is not updated on the DNS.Example:
10.xx.yy.zz itanalyticsportal.vxindia.veritas.com itanalyticsportal 10.xx.yy.zz itanalyticsagent.vxindia.veritas.com itanalyticsagent
- Create services for Aptare Agent, Aptare Kafka, and Aptare ZooKeeper by executing:
For Aptare Agent: <Shared disk Drive>:\Veritas\AnalyticsCollector\mbs\bin\installservice.bat.
For APTARE Agent ZooKeeper Service: <Shared disk Drive>:\Veritas\AnalyticsCollector\mbs\bin\setupZookeeperService.bat.
For APTARE Agent Kafka Service: <Shared disk Drive>:\Veritas\AnalyticsCollector\mbs\bin\setupKafkaService.bat.
Change the service type from Automatic to manual from services panel.
Start the services from
services.msc.
- Execute
checkinstallutility and ensure it returns SUCCESS. Thecheckinstall.batutility will be available at<Shared disk drive>:/veritas/AnalyticsCollector/mbs/bin. - Stop the services for Aptare Agent, Aptare Agent Kafka, and Aptare Agent ZooKeeper on Node 2.
