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NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for File Analytics

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.5)
  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
    9.  
      Set up FIPS compliant Data Collector for File Analytics
  2. File Analytics Export Folder Size and Folder Depth
    1.  
      Extracting File Analytics export folder size
    2.  
      Specifying the File Analytics folder depth
  3. Installing the Data Collector software
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      Installing the WMI Proxy service (Windows host resources only)
    3.  
      Testing WMI connectivity
    4.  
      Considerations to install Data Collector on non-English systems
    5.  
      Install Data Collector Software on Windows
    6.  
      Install Data Collector software on Linux
  4. 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
  5. Uninstalling the Data Collector
    1.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
    2.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
  6. Manually starting the Data Collector
    1.  
      Introduction
  7. File Analytics Export folder size and folder depth
    1.  
      Extracting File Analytics export folder size
    2.  
      Specifying the File Analytics folder depth
    3.  
      Data export
  8. Appendix A. Firewall configuration: Default ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports

Best practices for host Inventory File Analytics probes

Since most environments have hundreds, even thousands of hosts, it is recommended that File Analytics probes be configured in a staggered schedule so as not to overload the Data Collector server.