NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Notes and Troubleshooting

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.6)
  1. Data Collector Troubleshooting
    1.  
      Resolving Data Collectors connections issues - Linux specific
    2.  
      Resolving Data Collectors connections issues - Windows specific
    3.  
      Portal upgrade performance issues
    4.  
      Verify the Data Collector configuration
    5.  
      Verify Connectivity
    6.  
      Configuring web proxy updates
    7.  
      Collecting missed events for Veritas Backup Exec
    8.  
      Substituting ODBC for JDBC to connect to SQL server for Veritas Backup Exec
    9.  
      Useful Data Collection scripts for capacity
    10.  
      Host resources troubleshooting
    11.  
      Host resources: Check the status of the WMI proxy server
    12.  
      Host resources: Post-Installation verification
    13. Host resources: Check host connectivity using standard SSH
      1.  
        Checking Paths for SSH
      2.  
        Environment setting for bash users
    14.  
      Host resources: Check host connectivity
    15.  
      Host resources: Check host connectivity using Host Resource Configuration file
    16. Host resources: Generating host resource configuration files
      1.  
        Sample lines in an input file
    17.  
      Host resources: Check the execution of a command on a remote server
    18.  
      Host resources Data Collection
    19.  
      Host resources: Collection in stand-alone mode
    20. Configuring parameters for SSH
      1.  
        Configure channelWaitTime
      2.  
        Configure singleChannelSession
      3.  
        Configure sudoWithPassword
    21.  
      Identifying Windows file system access errors (File Analytics)
    22.  
      Collect from remote shares (File Analytics)
    23.  
      Adding a certificate to the Java keystore
    24.  
      Override default Java Heap memory (XMX) value for Data Collector utilities
  2. Firewall Configuration: Default Ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports
  3. CRON Expressions for Policy and Report Schedules
    1.  
      CRON expressions for policy probe schedules
    2.  
      CRON expressions for scheduling reports
  4. Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (RHEL)
    1.  
      Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (RHEL)
    2.  
      Prerequisites
    3.  
      Getting started with Data Collector clustering
    4.  
      Configuring the Data Collector
    5.  
      Upgrading a clustered Data Collector
    6.  
      Considerations when Data Collector is pointing to Alta Domain Management
  5. Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (Windows)
    1.  
      Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (Windows)
    2.  
      Prerequisites
    3.  
      Getting Started with Data Collector Clustering
    4.  
      Main.cf
    5.  
      Upgrading a Clustered Data Collector
    6.  
      Manage cluster configuration during NetBackup upgrade (Windows)
  6. Install and configure NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector on MSCS environment
    1.  
      Cluster Data Collectors with MSCS on Windows
    2.  
      Perform cluster configurations
    3.  
      Upgrade NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector in MSCS
    4.  
      Uninstall NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector
    5.  
      Steps to perform before and after NetBackup upgrade
  7. Firewall Configuration: Default Ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports
  8. Maintenance Scenarios for Message Relay Server Certificate Generation
    1.  
      Regenerate authentication certificate nearing expiry (or already expired)
    2.  
      Recover inadvertently deleted aptare.ks file
    3.  
      Authenticate new database with existing SSL certificates
    4.  
      SSL certificate authentication for a new data collector

CRON expressions for scheduling reports

Many reports and dashboards may require a email or export schedule. Native CRON expressions are supported for fine-tuning a email or schedule. The format for scheduling reports and dashboard email and exports follows string with six single space-separated time and date fields:

*

second

 

*

minute

 

*

hour

 

*

day of the month

 

*

month

 

*

day of the week

The following are the general guidelines when using special characters during the CRON expressions.

Table: Probe Schedule Allowed Values and Allowed Special Characters

Field

Allowed Values

second

0-59 in string with six single space-separated time and date fields

minutes

0-59 (0 is "on the hour")

hours

0-23

day of month

1-31

month

1-12

day of week

0-6 (0 is Sunday)

  • NetBackup IT Analytics supports a maximum of 80 characters in a CRON expression.

Special Characters:

  • A field may be an asterisk (*), which means the full range - i.e., "first" to "last". However, a * in the seconds and minutes position is not permitted, as this would excessively trigger the probe - every second or minute.

  • A forward slash (/) can be used to specify intervals.

  • Use a dash (-) to specify a range.

  • Use ? ("no specific value") when you need to specify something in one of the two fields in which the character is allowed, but not the other.

    For example, to schedule the trigger on a particular day of the month (the 10th), but irrespective of the day-of-the-week that happens to be, specify "10" in the day-of-month field, and "?" in the day-of-week fie

  • You can use forward slash (/) can be used to specify increments.

    For example, "0/15" in the seconds field means "the seconds 0, 15, 30, and 45". And "5/15" in the seconds field means "the seconds 5, 20, 35, and 50". You can also specify '/' after the '' character - in this case '' is equivalent to having '0' before the '/'. '1/3' in the day-of-month field means "fire every 3 days starting on the first day of the month".

  • The CRON expression for the last day of the month, denoted by the letter L, is not supported.

Table: Report Schedule field examples of string with six single space-separated time and date fields

Report Schedule Examples

Schedule Run Time

0 0 * * * *

the top of every hour of every day.

*/10 * * * * *

every ten seconds.

0 0 8-10 * * *

8, 9 and 10 o'clock of every day.

0 0 6,19 * * *

6:00 AM and 7:00 PM every day.

0 0/30 8-10 * * *

8:00, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00 and 10:30 every day.

0 0 0 25 12 ?

every Christmas Day at midnight.

0 15 10 * * ? 2010

run at 10:15 AM every day during the year 2010.

0 0 12 1/5 * ?

run at 12 PM (noon) every 5 days every month, starting on the first day of the month.

0 0 0 1W * *

first weekday of the month at midnight

0 11 11 11 11 ?

run every November 11th at 11:11 AM.

0 0-5 14 * * ?

run every minute starting at 2 PM and ending at 2:05 PM, every day.