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NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation and Configuration Guide

Last Published: 2025-03-24

Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.6)

Platform: Complete,Protection,Storage

Configure Data Collector manually for Cohesity NetBackup

From NetBackup version 10.1.1 onwards, Cohesity NetBackup primary server installation will also deploy NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector binaries automatically on Windows ( C:\Program Files\Veritas\AnalyticsCollector) and Linux (/usr/openv/analyticscollector) system. Also, if Cohesity NetBackup primary server is managed under Cohesity Alta, the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector will be automatically configured with NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.

This procedure provides the manual steps to configure the Data Collector for Cohesity NetBackup when Cohesity NetBackup primary is not managed under Cohesity Alta. Note that NetBackup IT Analytics Portal must be already installed in your data center and a Data Collector entry must be added via the Collector Administration screen of the portal for each NetBackup primary server before you perform this configuration.

Keep the registration file path (generated while creating the data collector on the Portal and copied to the NetBackup primary server) handy when you configure the Data Collector.

See Add/Edit Data Collectors section in the NetBackup IT Analytics User Guide for more information.

To configure the Data Collector manually on Windows:

Use the [responsefile.cmd] received through the installer media for this configuration. You can configure it as described in the steps below.

Edit the responsefile as a batch script responsefile.cmd with the following contents. You can also create one if required with the following content. These are the responses to the user input required to configure the Data Collector

SET DATACOLLECTOR_REGISTRATION_FILE_PATH=<path to the .json file>
SET HTTP_PROXY_CONF=N  
SET PROXY_HTTP_URL=  
SET PROXY_HTTP_PORT=  
SET PROXY_HTTPS_URL=  
SET PROXY_HTTPS_PORT=  
SET PROXY_USERID=  
SET PROXY_PASSWORD=  
SET PROXY_NOT_FOR=

Run the command:

"C:\ProgramData\Veritas\NetBackup IT Analytics\DC\configure.cmd" /RESPFILE:<response_file_path> /INSTALL_TYPE:CONFIG

To configure the Data Collector manually on Linux:

Use the sample [responsefile.cmd] available on the install media and also available at the <Data collector install location>/installer path on the system for this configuration. You can configure it as described in the steps below.

Update the response file with the following contents. You can also create one if required with the following content.

 
COLLECTOR_REGISTRATION_PATH=<path to the json file>
HTTP_PROXY_CONF=N 
HTTP_PROXY_ADDRESS= 
HTTP_PROXY_PORT= 
HTTPS_PROXY_ADDRESS= 
HTTPS_PROXY_PORT= 
PROXY_USERNAME= 
PROXY_PASSWORD= 
PROXY_EXCLUDE=

Update the value for each field with appropriate data.
A sample responsefile is available on the install media as well as the <Data collector install location>/installer path on the system.

Run any one of the following command:

<Install media>/dc_installer.sh -c <responsefile path>

<install location>/installer/dc_installer.sh -c <responsefile path>