NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for the Cloud

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.1)
  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
    7. Mandatory probe user privileges
      1.  
        For all probes
      2.  
        For independent probes
    8. Link AWS accounts for Collection of consolidated billing data
      1.  
        Create a role for NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collection
      2.  
        Add the role to the IAM user
    9.  
      Installation overview (Amazon Web Services - AWS)
    10.  
      Add an Amazon Web Services (AWS) policy
  2. Pre-installation setup for Google Cloud Platform
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Pre-installation setup for GCP
    3.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (GCP)
    4.  
      Installation GCP
    5.  
      Adding policy
    6.  
      Testing the collection
    7.  
      Creating an IAM role
    8.  
      Billing Data Access Role
    9.  
      Cloud API
    10.  
      Project access
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.  
      Add a Microsoft Azure 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.  
      Install Data Collector Software on Windows
    5.  
      Install Data Collector software on Linux
    6.  
      Deploy Data Collector in native Kubernetes environment
    7.  
      Configure Data Collector manually for Veritas NetBackup
  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
      2.  
        Generating debug level logs 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

Data Collectors: Vendor-Specific validation methods

Table: Vendor-specific validation requirements.

Vendor Name

Test Connection

On-Demand

CLI Checkinstall Utility

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

x

x

 

Brocade Switch

x

 

Brocade Zone Alias

x

x

 

Cisco Switch

x

 

Cisco Zone Alias

x

x

 

Cohesity DataProtect

x

x

 

Commvault Simpana

  

x

Compute Resources

x

  

Dell Compellent

x

Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)

x

x

 

Dell EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery

x

  

Dell EMC Unity

x

x

 

EMC Avamar

x

EMC Data Domain Backup

x

x

EMC Data Domain Storage

x

x

EMC Isilon

x

EMC NetWorker

x

EMC Symmetrix

x

x

EMC VNX

x

x

EMC VNX Celerra

x

EMC VPLEX

x

EMC XtremIO

x

x

HDS HCP

x

x

HDS HNAS

x

HP 3PAR

x

HP Data Protector

x

HP EVA

x

HPE Nimble Storage

x

x

 

Hitachi Block

x

Hitachi Content Platform (HCP)

x

x

 

Hitachi NAS

x

x

 

Huawei OceanStor

x

x

IBM Enterprise

x

IBM SVC

x

IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM)

x

IBM VIO

x

x

 

IBM XIV

x

INFINIDAT Infinibox

x

x

Microsoft Azure

x

x

Microsoft Hyper-V

x

x

 

Microsoft Windows Server

x

x

 

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

x

x

 

NetApp E Series

x

Netapp

x

Netapp Cluster Mode

x

OpenStack Ceilometer

x

x

OpenStack Swift

x

Test Connection is included with the Get Nodes function.

x

Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)

x

x

Pure FlashArray

x

x

Rubrik Cloud Data Management

x

x

 

VMWare

x

Veeam Backup & Replication

x

x

Veritas Backup Exec

x

Veritas NetBackup

x

x

Veritas NetBackup Appliance

X

x