NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Virtualization Manager

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.2)
  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

Install Data Collector binaries on Linux host (without configuration)

This installation allows you to install the Data Collector independent of the portal software installation. The collector remains disconnected from the portal until you configure it using a response file, that contains credentials of the Data Collector created on the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal and the data receiver.

To install a Data Collector:

  1. Download and mount the Data Collector installer itanalytics_datacollector_linux_<version>.iso.
     #  mount -o loop <ISO file path> <path to mount>
  2. Install the Data Collector at its default path.
    # <path to mount>/dc_installer.sh -i

    To install at custom location:

    # <path to mount>/dc_installer.sh -i <user selected path>

    The Data Collector installation without connecting it with the portal is complete.

Configure the Data Collector using response file

A sample response file is saved when you install the Data Collector. To connect the Data Collector with the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal, you must configure its responsefile with the credentials of the Data Collector created on the portal and run a configuration command as described in the procedure below.

To configure the Data Collector:

  1. Obtain the following details from the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal:

    • Data Collector name

    • Data Collector passcode

    • Key file downloaded from the Portal

    • Data receiver URL

    • Proxy server configuration details

  2. Update the above values in the responsefile.sample.
    COLLECTOR_NAME=<name-of-collector>
COLLECTOR_PASSCODE=<passcode>
DR_URL=<data receiver-url>
COLLECTOR_KEY_PATH=<keyfile path>
HTTP_PROXY_CONF=N
HTTP_PROXY_ADDRESS=
HTTP_PROXY_PORT=
HTTPS_PROXY_ADDRESS=
HTTPS_PROXY_PORT=
PROXY_USERNAME=
PROXY_PASSWORD=
PROXY_EXCLUDE=
  3. Configure the data collector using the above response file.
    # <path to mount>/dc_installer.sh -c  <responsefile path>

    or

    <install location>/installer/ dc_installer.sh -c  <responsefile path>{}
  4. Start the data collector service
    # <install location>/mbs/bin/aptare_agent start
Uninstall Data Collector

Run this command to uninstall the Data Collector.

<INSTALL_PATH>/UninstallerData/uninstall_dc.sh -r