NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Virtualization Manager

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  1. Pre-Installation setup for VMware
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for VMware
    2.  
      VMware Data Collection
    3. Prerequisites for adding data collectors (VMware)
      1.  
        Virtualization Manager: Collection of VMware Data
      2. Configure VMware Access
        1.  
          Pre-requisites for vSAN Data Collection
        2.  
          Creating a VMware Read-Only User with Required Permissions
    4.  
      Installation overview (VMware)
    5.  
      Add a VMware Data Collector policy
    6. Datastore scan collection
      1.  
        Reports impacted by Datastore Collection
  2. Pre-Installation setup for IBM VIO
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for IBM VIO
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding data collectors (IBM VIO)
    3.  
      Installation overview (IBM VIO)
    4.  
      Adding servers for the IBM VIO Data Collector policy
    5.  
      VIO servers (IBM Virtual I/O Servers)
    6.  
      LPAR clients (IBM Logical Partitioning Clients) managed by VIO servers
    7.  
      HMC (IBM Hardware Management Console)
    8.  
      Add an IBM VIO Data Collector policy
  3. Pre-Installation setup for Microsoft Hyper-V
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Microsoft Hyper-V
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding data collectors (Microsoft Hyper-V)
    3.  
      Installation overview (Microsoft Hyper-V)
    4.  
      Add a Microsoft Hyper-V Data Collector policy
  4. Install 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
    7.  
      Deploy Data Collector in native Kubernetes environment
    8.  
      Configure Data Collector manually for Veritas NetBackup
    9.  
      Install Data Collector binaries on Windows (without configuration)
    10.  
      Install Data Collector binaries on Linux host (without configuration)
  5. 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
  6. Uninstall the Data Collector
    1.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
    2.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
  7. Manually start the Data Collector
    1.  
      Introduction
  8. Appendix A. Firewall configuration: Default ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports

Validation methods

Validation methods are initiated differently based on subsystem vendor associated with the Data Collector policy, but perform essentially the same functions. Refer to the following table for vendor-specific validation methods.

  • Test Connection - Initiates a connection attempt directly from a data collector policy screen that attempts to connect to the subsystem using the IP addresses and credentials supplied in the policy. This validation process returns either a success message or a list of specific connection errors.

  • On-Demand data collection run - Initiates an immediate end-to-end run of the collection process from the Portal without waiting for the scheduled launch. This on-demand run also serves to validate the policy and its values (the same as Test Connection), providing a high-level check of the installation at the individual policy level, including a check for the domain, host group, URL, Data Collector policy and database connectivity. This is initiated at the policy-level from Admin>Data Collection>Collector Administration.

    See Working with on-demand Data Collection.

  • CLI Checkinstall Utility- This legacy command line utility performs both the Test Connection function and On-Demand data collection run from the Data Collector server.

    See Using the CLI check install utility.

    Note:

    NetBackup IT Analytics does not recommend using the CLI Checkinstall utility for any Data Collector subsystem vendor which supports On-Demand runs.