InfoScale™ Operations Manager 9.0 Installation and Configuration Guide

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (9.0)
Platform: AIX,HP-UX,Linux,Solaris,VMware ESX,Windows
  1. Section I. Installing and configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
    1. Planning your Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation
      1.  
        About Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
      2. Downloading Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0
        1.  
          Downloading Management Server files
        2.  
          Downloading managed host files
      3.  
        Using the product documentation
      4.  
        Host considerations for installing Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
      5. Typical Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager deployment configuration
        1.  
          Centralized management of Storage Foundation High Availability hosts
      6.  
        Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0 installation overview
      7.  
        Choosing a Management Server host
      8.  
        Choosing the managed hosts
    2. System requirements
      1.  
        Operating system requirements
      2.  
        Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google) deployment requirements
      3. System resource requirements
        1.  
          About space estimation for data logs
        2.  
          About the frequency of managed host, enclosure and switch information discovery
      4.  
        Supported hardware
      5.  
        Web browser requirements
      6. Network and firewall requirements
        1.  
          Internet Protocol version requirements
      7.  
        Proxy server requirements
    3. Installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
      1.  
        Packages included in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
      2. About installing Management Server
        1.  
          Installing Management Server on Linux (on premises and cloud)
        2.  
          Installing Management Server on Windows (on premises and cloud)
      3.  
        Verifying Management Server installation on Linux
      4.  
        Verifying Management Server installation on Windows
      5.  
        Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager on Linux and Windows
      6.  
        Implementing US Executive Order (EO) requirements
      7.  
        Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server and Agents in FIPS mode on Linux
      8.  
        Configuring Service groups using CLI script
      9.  
        Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server on Linux using CLI
      10.  
        Importing third-party certificates for xprtld
      11. About installing managed host
        1.  
          Installing managed host on UNIX/Linux
        2.  
          Installing managed host on Windows
        3.  
          Installing managed host through Solaris JumpStart
        4.  
          About cloning virtual machines
        5.  
          About migrating virtual machines
      12.  
        Verifying managed host installation on UNIX
      13.  
        Verifying managed host installation on Windows
      14. About upgrading the Management Server
        1.  
          Upgrading Management Server on Linux
        2.  
          Upgrading Management Server on Windows
        3.  
          Migrating the managed hosts to 2048-bit certificate
      15. About backing up and restoring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data
        1.  
          Taking regular backups of Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Linux
        2.  
          Backing up Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Linux before upgrading to version 9.0
        3.  
          Restoring backed up data on Linux
        4.  
          Taking regular backups of Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Windows
        5.  
          Backing up Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Windows before upgrading to version 9.0
        6.  
          Restoring backed up data on Windows
      16. About upgrading managed hosts to Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0
        1.  
          Upgrading managed host using the console
        2.  
          Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system commands
        3.  
          Upgrading managed host on Windows using the installer package
      17.  
        Verifying the version of Management Server in the console
      18.  
        Verifying the version of a managed host in the console
      19.  
        Uninstalling Management Server on Linux
      20.  
        Uninstalling Management Server on Windows
      21.  
        Uninstalling managed host on UNIX
      22.  
        Uninstalling managed host on Windows
    4. Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager in a high availability and disaster recovery environment
      1. Configuring the high availability feature in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
        1. Configuring a new Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
          1.  
            Prerequisites for configuring a new Management Server in high availability environment
          2.  
            Performing initial configuration of Management Server in HA environment
          3.  
            Creating the base service groups for HA configuration
          4.  
            Creating the base service groups for CFS HA configuration
          5.  
            Completing the configuration of a Management Server installation in HA environment
        2. Configuring an existing Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager installation in high availability environment
          1.  
            Prerequisites for configuring an existing Management Server in high availability environment
          2.  
            Modifying the default IP address and host name of the existing Management Server
      2.  
        Configuring CMS HA on Linux using Command Line (CLI)
      3. Configuring Management Server in one-to-one DR environment
        1.  
          Prerequisites for configuring a Management Server in DR environment
        2.  
          Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation in DR environment
        3.  
          Creating the base service groups for DR configuration
        4.  
          Enabling DR configuration
      4. Configuring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager in high availability and disaster recovery environment
        1.  
          Prerequisites for configuring a Management Server in HA-DR environment
        2.  
          Performing initial configuration of Management Server installation in DR environment
        3.  
          Creating the base service groups for DR configuration
        4.  
          Enabling DR configuration
      5. About upgrading the high availability configurations
        1.  
          Upgrading Management Server in high availability environment
      6. About upgrading the high availability and disaster recovery configurations
        1.  
          Upgrading Management Server in high availability and disaster recovery environment
      7.  
        Removing the high availability configuration
    5. Installing and uninstalling Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-ons
      1.  
        About deploying Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-ons
      2.  
        Downloading a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
      3. Uploading a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on to the repository
        1.  
          Upload Solutions to Repository panel options
      4. Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
        1.  
          Install - Download Add-on panel options
        2.  
          Install - Select hosts panel options for add-ons
      5. Uninstalling a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
        1.  
          Uninstall panel options
      6. Removing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on from the repository
        1.  
          Remove panel options
      7. Canceling deployment request for a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on
        1.  
          Cancel Deployment Request panel options
      8. Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
        1.  
          Install panel options
      9. Uninstalling a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed host
        1.  
          Uninstall panel options
      10.  
        Enabling a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on on a specific managed host
      11.  
        Disabling a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager add-on from a specific managed host
      12.  
        Refreshing the repository
      13.  
        Restarting the web server
  2. Section II. Setting up the Management Server environment
    1. Basic Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager tasks
      1.  
        About the communication between the managed hosts and Management Server
      2.  
        Connecting to Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server
      3.  
        Stopping and starting the Web application
      4.  
        About the Management Server perspective
    2. Adding and managing hosts
      1. Overview of host discovery
        1.  
          How Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager discovers hosts
        2.  
          Supported features for host discovery options
      2. Overview of agentless discovery
        1.  
          About agentless discovery using the Control Host
        2.  
          About agentless discovery of remote hosts
        3.  
          Prerequisites for agentless configuration
        4.  
          How agentless discovery of a UNIX or Linux host works
        5.  
          How agentless discovery of a Windows host works
        6.  
          Requirements for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
        7.  
          Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts
        8.  
          Requirements for deep array discovery for agentless hosts
        9.  
          Commands that require the root access for agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
        10.  
          Using the privilege control software with agentless discovery of UNIX hosts
        11.  
          SSH configuration requirements for agentless discovery
        12. About installing OpenSSH on a UNIX host
          1.  
            Installing OpenSSH on AIX
          2.  
            Installing OpenSSH on Linux
      3. Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agent configuration
        1.  
          Add agent hosts panel options
      4. Adding the managed hosts to Management Server using an agentless configuration
        1.  
          Add agentless hosts panel options
      5. Adding Agentless hosts to the Management Server using Profile
        1.  
          Add agentless hosts panel options using Profile
      6.  
        Adding managed hosts to Management Server using the Auto Configure (gendeploy.pl) script
      7. Editing the agentless host configuration
        1.  
          Edit agentless host panel options
      8.  
        Refreshing the details of the managed host
      9.  
        Removing managed hosts from the Management Server domain
    3. Setting up user access
      1.  
        About managing authentication brokers and authentication domains in the Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager domain
      2. Adding Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory-based authentication on Management Server
        1.  
          Add LDAP/AD panel options
        2.  
          Add LDAP/AD panel options to specify the domain name
      3.  
        Unconfiguring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or Active Directory configuration from the authentication broker
      4. Configuring LDAP using CLI
        1.  
          Configuring an LDAP domain
        2.  
          Assigning permissions to a user group
        3.  
          Unconfiguring an existing LDAP configuration
        4.  
          Changing the password for a bind user
      5.  
        Configuring Single Sign-On in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
      6.  
        Enabling the authentication domain
      7.  
        Disabling the authentication domain
      8.  
        About predefined roles in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
      9.  
        About Organizations, objects, and roles in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
      10.  
        Assigning permissions to user groups for a perspective
      11.  
        Modifying permissions assigned to user groups for a perspective
      12.  
        Deleting permissions assigned to user groups on a perspective
      13.  
        Restricting users or user groups from accessing the Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager console
      14.  
        Example: Managing user access in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager using Organizations and existing user groups
    4. Setting up fault monitoring
      1.  
        About alerts and rules
      2. Creating rules in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Create Rule - Select the type of fault conditions to trigger this rule panel options
        2.  
          Create Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this rule panel options
        3.  
          Create Rule - Setup notifications panel options
        4.  
          Create Rule - Enter name and description panel options
      3. Editing rules in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Edit Rule - Select the type of fault condition to trigger this rule panel options
        2.  
          Edit Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this rule panel options
        3.  
          Edit Rule - Setup notifications panel options
        4.  
          Edit Rule - Enter name and description panel options
      4. Deleting rules in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Delete Rule panel options
      5. Enabling rules in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Enable Rule panel options
      6. Disabling rules in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Disable Rule panel options
      7.  
        About faults and risks
      8. Suppressing faults in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Suppress Faults panel options
      9.  
        Restoring a suppressed fault in the Management Server perspective
      10. Suppressing a fault definition in the Management Server perspective
        1.  
          Suppress the fault definition panel options
      11.  
        Restoring a suppressed fault definition in the Management Server perspective
    5. Setting up virtualization environment discovery
      1.  
        About the virtualization technologies supported
      2.  
        About Control Hosts in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
      3.  
        Requirements for discovering vCenter and ESX servers using Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager
      4.  
        About near real-time discovery of VMware events
      5. Setting up near real-time discovery of VMware events
        1.  
          Configuring the VMware vCenter Server to generate SNMP traps
      6.  
        Configuration settings for VMware vCenter discovery
      7. Requirements for discovering the Solaris zones
        1.  
          Requirements for the zlogin utility on non-Global Zones
        2.  
          Requirements for devices exported to non-Global Zones
        3.  
          Requirements for file systems exported to non-Global Zones
      8.  
        Requirements for discovering Solaris Logical domains
      9.  
        Requirements for discovering logical partitions
      10.  
        Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization discovery
      11.  
        Requirements for Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization discovery
      12. Adding a virtualization server
        1.  
          Add Virtualization Server panel options
        2.  
          Add Virtualization Server panel options
      13. Editing a virtualization discovery configuration
        1.  
          Edit Configuration panel options
        2.  
          Edit Configuration panel options for method selection
      14. Refreshing a virtualization discovery configuration
        1.  
          Refreshing an ESX Server discovery
      15.  
        Removing a virtualization discovery configuration
      16.  
        Configuring performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
      17.  
        Disable performance metering for a VMware vCenter server
    6. Deploying hot fixes, packages, and patches
      1.  
        About deploying Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fixes
      2.  
        About deploying maintenance release packages and patches
      3.  
        About deploying base release packages
      4.  
        Downloading a hot fix, package, or patch
      5.  
        Uploading a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix or package to the repository
      6. Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix, package, or patch
        1.  
          Install - Download hot fix, package, or patch panel options
        2.  
          Install - Select hosts panel options
      7.  
        Removing a hot fix, package, or patch from the repository
      8.  
        Canceling deployment request for a hot fix, package, or patch
      9.  
        Installing a Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager hot fix on a specific managed host
    7. Configuring Management Server settings
      1.  
        Configuring the Management Server settings
      2.  
        Configuring SMTP settings for email notifications
      3. Configuring SNMP trap settings for alert notifications
        1.  
          Configuring SNMPv3 settings
      4.  
        Configuring the proxy server settings
      5.  
        Configuring two-factor authentication (2FA)
      6.  
        Setting the period for retaining the alert and the task logs in the database
      7.  
        Configuring Web server settings
      8.  
        Setting the generation time for subscribed reports
      9.  
        Configuring advance authorization settings
      10.  
        Enabling or disabling policy signatures for the data center
      11.  
        Forwarding audit logs
    8. Setting up extended attributes
      1.  
        About using extended attributes
      2.  
        Adding an extended attribute
      3.  
        Modifying an extended attribute
      4.  
        Deleting an extended attribute
    9. Viewing information on the Management Server environment
      1.  
        Viewing the details of an add-on, hot fix, package, or patch on SORT website
      2.  
        Viewing the hosts configured in the Management Server domain
      3.  
        Viewing the details of the authentication broker and the domains associated with the broker
      4.  
        Viewing faults in the Management Server perspective
      5.  
        Viewing the faults definitions
      6.  
        Viewing details of alert logs
      7.  
        Viewing the details of rules
      8.  
        Viewing the details of active users logged in to Management Server
      9.  
        Viewing the Management Server settings
      10.  
        Viewing the list of extended attributes
      11.  
        Viewing audit information for Management Server
      12.  
        Viewing task information for the data center
      13.  
        Viewing or exporting a list of available policy signatures
  3. Appendix A. Troubleshooting
    1. Management Server (MS)
      1.  
        Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager processes running on Management Server for Linux
      2.  
        Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager services running on Management Server for Windows
      3.  
        Commands to start and stop the Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager processes on Management Server on Linux
      4.  
        Commands to start and stop the Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager processes on Management Server on Windows
      5.  
        Management Server log file locations on Linux
      6.  
        Management Server log file locations on Windows
    2. Managed host (MH)
      1.  
        Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager processes running on managed host on Unix/Linux
      2.  
        Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager services running on managed host on Windows
      3.  
        Commands to start and stop Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager processes on managed host on UNIX/Linux
      4.  
        Managed host log files
      5.  
        Agentless driver log files
      6.  
        Gathering information for troubleshooting
  4.  
    Index

About Control Hosts in Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager

Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager uses Control Hosts as a discovery mechanism. In Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager, the Control Hosts discover the following:

  • Information on VMware Virtualization infrastructure (vSphere) and Hardware Management Console (HMC) server.

  • Agentless hosts.

To configure the Control Host on a managed host, install the Control Host Add-on on the Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server or a managed host that reports to Management Server.

Information on VMware Virtualization Infrastructure (vSphere)

In Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager, you can configure Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server or a managed host that reports to Management Server as Control Host to discover the information on the VMware virtualization infrastructure. For this configuration, you must install the Control Host Add-on on the physical or virtual hosts that you want to designate as Control Host. In Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager, you must download the Control Host Add-on from the Arctera Web site, upload to the Deployment Management Repository, and install it on the relevant physical or virtual hosts.

In your data center, Control Hosts help Management Server in discovering the following information on VMware virtualization infrastructure:

  • VMware vCenter servers that are configured in your data center.

  • VMware ESX servers that vCenter Servers manage.

  • VMware Virtual Machines that are configured on the VMware ESX servers.

  • VMware HA Clusters.

Note:

To administer a Control Host on the Windows platform, Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager creates a user named 'vomuser' with the administrative privileges.

Ensure that the Control Hosts can communicate with the vCenter servers from which they can discover the information on VMware Infrastructure.

You can designate a managed host that reports to Management Server as Control Host to address the following situations:

  • To discover the vCenter server that is behind a firewall and you do not want to install Management Server inside the firewall.

  • To except Management Server from the discovery of VMware infrastructure to reduce the load on Management Server.

Agentless discovery of a remote host

You can use Control Hosts to perform agentless discovery of VMware virtual machines. Add the vCenter server that hosts the virtual machine as an Agentless Host to the Management Server.

To perform agentless discovery of hosts, you must install the Control Host Add-on on one of the managed hosts. You can install the Control Host Add-on on Management Server, however it is not recommended as it puts extra load on Management Server.

A Linux Control Host can only discover UNIX or Linux agentless hosts using SSH. A Windows Control Host can discover Windows agentless hosts using WMI or UNIX/Linux agentless hosts using SSH. Ensure that you install one or more Control Hosts on the appropriate platform depending on the operating system of the remote hosts you want to discover using agentless method.

See About agentless discovery using the Control Host.

More Information

About the virtualization technologies supported

Requirements for discovering vCenter and ESX servers using Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager