NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for File Analytics

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.3)
  1. Pre-Installation setup for File Analytics
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for File Analytics
    2.  
      File Analytics Data Collection overview
    3.  
      File Analytics Data Collection architecture
    4.  
      File Analytics Data Collector policies
    5.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (File Analytics)
    6.  
      CIFS shares
    7. Host Discovery and Collection File Analytics probe
      1.  
        File Analytics Probe Configurations by operating system
      2.  
        Both Windows and Linux servers
      3.  
        Best practices for host Inventory File Analytics probes
    8. Adding a File Analytics Data Collector policy
      1.  
        Importing the CIFS share configuration
    9.  
      Set up FIPS compliant Data Collector for File Analytics
  2. File Analytics Export Folder Size and Folder Depth
    1.  
      Extracting File Analytics export folder size
    2.  
      Specifying the File Analytics folder depth
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Uninstalling the Data Collector
    1.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
    2.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
  6. Manually starting the Data Collector
    1.  
      Introduction
  7. File Analytics Export folder size and folder depth
    1.  
      Extracting File Analytics export folder size
    2.  
      Specifying the File Analytics folder depth
    3.  
      Data export
  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.