APTARE IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Fabric Manager

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Product(s): APTARE IT Analytics (10.6)
  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.  
      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
  7. 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
  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

Installation overview (Cisco Zone Alias)

Use the following list to ensure that you complete each step in the order indicated.

  1. Update the Local Hosts file. This enables Portal access.

  2. In the Portal, add a Data Collector, if one has not already been created.

  3. In the Portal, add the Cisco Zone Alias data collector policy.

  4. On the Data Collector Server, install the Data Collector software.

  5. If collecting from Windows hosts, install the WMI Proxy Service on oneof the Windows hosts.

  6. Validate the Data Collector installation.