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

Using the CLI check install utility

This legacy utility performs both the Test Connection function and On-Demand data collection run from a command line interface launched from the Data Collector server.

Note:

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

The following directions assume that the Data Collector files have been installed in their default location:

  • Windows:C:\Program Files\Veritas\AnalyticsCollector

  • Linux:/usr/openv/analyticscollector

If you have installed the files in a different directory, make the necessary path translations in the following instructions.

Note:

Some of the following commands can take up to several hours, depending on the size of your enterprise.

To run Checkinstall

  1. Open a session on the Data Collector server.

    Windows: Open a command prompt window.

    Linux: Open a terminal/SSH session logged in as root to the Data Collector Server.

  2. Change to the directory where you'll run the validation script.

    Windows: At the command prompt, type:

    cd C:\Program Files\Veritas\AnalyticsCollector <enter>

    Linux: In the SSH session, type:

    cd /usr/openv/analyticscollector <enter>
  3. Execute the validation script.

    Windows: At the command prompt, type: checkinstall.bat <enter>

    Linux: In the SSH session. type: ./checkinstall.sh <enter>

    The checkinstall utility performs a high-level check of the installation, including a check for the domain, host group and URL, Data Collector policy and database connectivity. For a component check, specifically for Host Resources, run the hostresourcedetail.sh|batutility.

    This utility fails if :

    • The Data Collector policy has NOT been configured in the Portal.

      OR

    • The version of the Data Collector doesn't match with the version of NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.

    To upgrade Data Collector version to match with the version of NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.

    Login to portal.

    Navigating to Admin > Data Collection > Collector Updates page.

    Trigger the upgrade.

    Ensure that the Data Collector services are online.

    Checkinstall includes an option to run a probe for one or more specific devices. Note that certain Data Collectors will not allow individual selection of devices. Typically these are collectors that allow the entry of multiple server addresses or ranges of addresses in a single text box.

    These collectors include: Cisco Switch, EMC Data Domain, EMC VNX arrays, HP 3PAR, IBM mid-range arrays, IBM XIV arrays and VMware.

    Data Collectors that probe all devices that are attached to a management server also do not allow individual selection of devices: EMC Symmetric, File Analytics, Hitachi arrays and IBM VIO.

  4. If the output in the previous steps contains the word FAILED and the reason of failure is NOT because of version mismatch, then contact Support and have the following files ready for review:

    • Windows: C:\Program Files\Veritas\AnalyticsCollector\mbs\logs\validation\

    • Linux: /usr/openv/analyticscollector/mbs/logs/validation/