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

CIFS shares

  • This Data Collector can collect both Linux and Windows shares. The recommended Windows Data Collector server operating system is Windows Server. See the Data Collector Supported Operating Systems sections of the APTARE IT Analytics Certified Configurations Guide for supported OS versions.

  • The Windows LAN Manager authentication level, in the local security policy security options, must be modified to: Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated. This allows the Data Collector to invoke the net use command with the password supplied on the command line. Without this setting, later versions of Windows will terminate with a system error 86 (invalid password).

  • Windows CIFS Shares collection requires the Windows Domain User ID. This User ID must have Administrative privileges.

  • Linux CIFS Shares collection requires super-user root privileges. Access control commands, such as sudo, sesudo, and pbrun are also supported. If using any of the access control commands, verify that the User ID has sudo, sesudo, or pbrun privileges.

  • Collection of owner data for Windows and CIFS is configurable via Advanced Parameters. Data collection completes faster when owner data is not collected (the default). Although not recommended, you can configure an Advanced Parameter, FA_RESOLVE_OWNERS set to Y, to enable owner collection. To access Advanced Parameters in the Portal, select Admin > Advanced > Parameters.