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

Data export

The data collected for File Analytics is stored in Bantam format on the portal server in the /opt/aptare/fa/db folder. Separate folders titled by timestamp are created and each data file name is appended by the host ID and .bam3 extension. Each folder also contains a context file (.bam3.cxt) for each host. You can verify the host ID from Inventory > Backup Servers > Hosts on the portal. The summaries of this data are stored in the Oracle database, which enable reporting from Reports > File Analytics.

The export mechanism reads the data from /opt/aptare/fa/db during the export.

To export the File Analytics data:

  1. From the portal, go to Admin > Export. A File List Export window is displayed.
  2. Click New Export Request. The New Export Request window is displayed.
  3. Provide a Name to the export request and click Modify to define the scope of your export.
  4. On the Report Scope Selector window, select the data sources. You can select file shares and volumes from Groups tab, whereas you can se the Devices tab to select individual endpoints.
  5. Click OK to save your scope and return to the New Export Request window.
  6. Once you defined the scope, you can optionally apply the following filters to your data export:

    • Owners

    • File Categories

    • Create, Modified, and Accessed date ranges

    • Directory Paths

    • File Extensions

    • File Size

    • File Name

  7. Click OK to save the export request. The export request is saved and is displayed on the File List Export window, with details about the exported files.

    To download the File Analytics data locally, you can also select the export request on the File List Export window and click Download. A compressed zip file is saved to your default download location.