NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Fabric Manager

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.1)
  1. Fabric Manager Data Collection overview
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      Fabric Manager: Collection of SAN switch data
    3.  
      Switch zone alias collection
  2. Pre-Installation setup for Brocade switch
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Brocade switch
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Brocade switch)
    3.  
      Upgrade troubleshooting: Brocade BNA SMI-S (CIM) server and Java 11
    4.  
      Supported switches
    5.  
      Brocade switches: Default ports and firewall considerations
    6.  
      Installation overview (Brocade switch)
    7.  
      Brocade switch Data Collector policy
  3. Pre-Installation setup for Cisco switch
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Cisco switch
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Cisco switch)
    3.  
      Upgrade troubleshooting: Cisco DCNM SMI-S (CIM) server and Java 11
    4.  
      Cisco switches: Default ports and firewall considerations
    5.  
      Installation overview (Cisco switch)
    6.  
      Cisco switch Data Collection policy
    7.  
      Before you start Cisco switch Data Collection
  4. Pre-Installation setup for Brocade Zone alias
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Brocade zone alias
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Brocade zone alias)
    3.  
      Brocade switches: Default ports and firewall considerations
    4.  
      Installation overview (Brocade zone alias)
    5.  
      Brocade zone alias Data Collector policy
  5. Pre-Installation setup Cisco Zone alias
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup Cisco zone alias
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Cisco zone alias)
    3.  
      Cisco switches: Default ports and firewall considerations
    4.  
      Installation overview (Cisco Zone Alias)
    5.  
      Cisco zone alias Data Collector policy
  6. 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
    7.  
      Deploy Data Collector in native Kubernetes environment
    8.  
      Configure Data Collector manually for Veritas NetBackup
  7. 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
    4.  
      Using the CLI check install utility
    5.  
      List Data Collector configurations
  8. Uninstalling the Data Collector
    1.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
    2.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
  9. Manually starting the Data Collector
    1.  
      Introduction
  10. Appendix A. Firewall configuration: Default ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports

Working with on-demand Data Collection

Collections can run on a schedule or on-demand using the Run button on the action bar. On-demand allows you to select which probes and devices to run. The on-demand run collects data just like a scheduled run plus additional logging information for troubleshooting. A stopped Policy still allows an on-demand collection run, provided the policy is assigned to one of the specified vendors and the collector is online.

Note:

On-demand data collection is not available for all policies.

On-Demand data collection serves multiple purposes. You can use it to:

  • Validate the collection process is working end-to-end when you create a data collector policy

  • Launch an immediate run of the collection process without waiting for the scheduled run

  • Populate your database with new/fresh data

  • Choose to view the collection logs on the portal while performing an on-demand run.

To initiate an on-demand data collection

  1. Select Admin > Data Collection > Collector Administration. All Data Collectors are displayed.
  2. Click Expand All to browse for a policy or use Search.
  3. Select a data collector policy from the list. If the vendor is supported, the Run button is displayed on the action bar.
  4. Click Run. A dialog allowing you to select servers and individual probes to test the collection run is displayed. The following example shows the Amazon Web Services dialog. See the vendor specific content for details on probes and servers.
  5. Select the servers and probes for data collection.
  6. The portal enables the user to log the messages at various level during the collection process. Following are the available options:
    • Enable Real-Time Logs: This option enables the user to log generally useful information in real-time when the collection is in progress, select Enable Real-Time Logs.

    • Enable Debug Logs: This option enables the user to log information at a granular level, select Enable Debug Logs

  7. Click Start. Data is collected just like a scheduled run plus additional logging information for troubleshooting. Once started, you can monitor the status of the run through to completion.

    Note:

    If there is another data collection run currently in progress when you click Start, the On-Demand run will wait to start until the in-progress run is completed.

See View real-time logging during an on-demand collection.