NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Virtualization Manager
- Pre-Installation setup for VMware
- Pre-Installation setup for IBM VIO
- Pre-Installation setup for Microsoft Hyper-V
- Install the Data Collector software
- Validating data collection
- Uninstall the Data Collector
- Manually start the Data Collector
- Appendix A. Firewall configuration: Default ports
Deploy Data Collector in native Kubernetes environment
This procedure provides the steps to deploy Data Collector Docker image on a Kubernetes cluster through an operator with the required configuration on Linux hosts. This method enables efficient Data Collector installation and reduces the human errors caused during manual or ISO-based installations.
System requirements and installation dependencies for the system on which Data Collector will be installed are listed below:
Obtain the Docker image generated from the CI/CD build.
Kubernetes must be pre-installed on the system.
Assume root role on the host system.
Kubernetes cluster must be accessible on the system.
Ensure that the file system supporting the
/data
directory has enough free space as recommended in the NetBackup IT Analytics Certified Configurations Guide for Data Collector.The
/data
directory in the host system will be mounted inside the container as/usr/openv/analyticscollector
.Obtain the following Data Collector details. You are required to supply these details to the installer during the installation process.
Registry: The name of the registry to which you want to push the installer images.
Data Collector Name: Name of the Data Collector as defined in the portal.
Data Collector Passcode: The passcode assigned to the Data Collector during its creation.
Data Receiver URL: Either http:// or https:// URL of the data receiver.
Absolute path of Data Receiver Certificate file: Absolute path of the data receiver certificate file downloaded from NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.
Absolute path of the Data Collector key file: Absolute path of the Data Collector key file downloaded from the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.
Proxy settings:
Portal IP address: IP address of the system hosting the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.
Portal HostName: aptareportal.<DOMAIN> or itanalyticsportal.<DOMAIN>
Agent HostName: aptareagent.<DOMAIN> or itanalyticsagent.<DOMAIN>
StorageClass Name: Name of the Kubernetes storage class to be used.
Obtain the
itanalytics_k8s_artificats.tar
from the Veritas Download Center. The tarball has the container image, operater image, set of.yaml
files, and the scripts.
To deploy the Data Collector in Kubernetes environment:
- Login to the Kubernetes cluster.
- Run this command on the primary node and label the node on which you want to deploy the Data Collector.
kubectl label node <worker_node_name> itaDcNodeKey=itaDcDeploymentNode
- From the
itanalytics_k8s_artifacts.tar
location, run this command to initiate the Data Collector installation.tar -xvf itanalytics_k8s_artifacts.tar scripts
This saves a
scripts
folder at theitanalytics_k8s_artifacts.tar
file location,. - From the
scripts
folder, run this script.cd scripts/ sh itanalytics_dc_installer.sh
Note:
The installation logs are saved to
itanalytics_dc_installer_<time_stamp>.log
. - Provide the Data Collector configuration details when asked by the installer in the following order.
Registry
The installer asks for a confirmation after providing the registry name to proceed with pushing the images. You need to enter y for a fresh installation. If for any reason, you are required to re-run the installation and this step was successfully completed anytime before for the same cluster node, you can enter n to avoid a rewrite and bypass this step.
Data Collector Name
Data Collector Passcode
Data Receiver URL
Absolute path of Data Receiver Certificate file (if you have set an https:// URL for the data receiver)
Absolute path of the Data Collector key file
Proxy settings
Portal IP address
Portal HostName
Agent HostName
StorageClass Name
- The installer asks to confirm the configuration details before proceeding with the installation. Enter y to proceed with the data collector installation
After a successful installation, verify whether the Data Collector status appears Online on the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.
Run this command to connect to the pod instance and also to facilitate debugging when required.
# kubectl exec -it<pod ID> -- bash