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NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Backup Manager

Last Published: 2023-08-01

Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.1)

Introduction
1. Overview
2. Backup Manager Collection of Backup and Restore Data
Pre-Installation setup for Commvault Simpana
1. Introduction
2. Architecture overview (Commvault Simpana)
3. Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Commvault Simpana)
4. Upgrade troubleshooting: Microsoft SQL Server and Java 11
5. Installation overview (Commvault Simpana)
6. Open TCP/IP access to the Commvault database
  1. Additional Static Port Configuration Steps
7. Set up a read-only user in the CommServe server
  1. Option 1: Execute SQL commands in the CommServe database
  2. Option 2: Use MSSQL Management Studio
8. Load historical data prior to initial data collection
9. Add Commvault Simpana servers
10. Add a Commvault Simpana Data Collector policy
Pre-Installation setup for Cohesity DataProtect
1. Introduction
2. Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Cohesity DataProtect)
3. Installation overview (Cohesity DataProtect)
4. Add a Cohesity DataProtect Data Collector policy
Pre-Installation setup for EMC Avamar
1. Introduction
2. Architecture overview (EMC Avamar)
3. Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (EMC Avamar)
4. Installation overview (EMC Avamar)
5. Add EMC Avamar servers
6. Adding an EMC Avamar Data Collector policy
7. Testing the collection
8. Add/Configure an Avamar Server within the Data Collector policy window
9. Import EMC Avamar server information
  1. CSV Format Specifications
  2. Import Notes
10. Export EMC Avamar server information
Pre-Installation setup for EMC Data Domain backup
1. Architecture overview (EMC Data Domain Backup)
2. Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (EMC Data Domain Backup)
3. Installation overview (EMC data domain Backup)
4. Add EMC data domain servers
5. Add an EMC data domain backup Data Collector policy
6. Adding/Configuring an EMC data domain server within the Data Collector policy window
7. Configure a data domain server for file-level compression collection
Pre-Installation setup for EMC NetWorker
1. Introduction
2. Architecture overview (EMC NetWorker)
  1. EMC NetWorker Terminology
3. Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (EMC NetWorker)
4. Installation overview (EMC NetWorker)
5. Add EMC NetWorker servers
6. Adding an EMC NetWorker Data Collector policy
7. Adding/Editing a EMC NetWorker server within the Data Collector policy
8. Configure a notification action in EMC NetWorker
Pre-Installation setup for Dell EMC NetWorker backup & Recovery
1. Introduction
2. Prerequisites for adding data collectors (Dell EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery)
3. Installation overview (Dell EMC Networker Backup & Recovery)
4. Adding a Dell EMC Networker Backup & Recovery Data Collector policy
Pre-Installation setup for generic backup
1. Introduction
2. Generic backup data collection
3. Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Generic Backup)
4. Installation overview (generic backup)
5. Add generic backup servers
6. Add a generic backup Data Collector policy
7. Adding/Editing a generic backup server within the Data Collector policy
8. Manually load the CSV file (generic backup)
9. CSV format specification
  1. EXAMPLE: genericBackupJobs.csv
Pre-Installation setup for HP Data Protector
1. Introduction
2. Architecture overview (HP Data Protector)
3. Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (HP Data Protector)
4. Installation overview (HP Data Protector)
5. Identify HP Data Protector collection requirements
6. Cell Manager commands for data collection
7. Preparing for centralized data collection on a remote Cell Manager
8. Configure the Data Collector server in Cell Manager (HP Data Protector)
  1. Requirements for the Data Collector (Windows)
  2. Steps to Configure the Data Collector Server in Cell Manager
9. Configure an HP Data Protector admin user
10. Validate HP Data Protector setup
11. Add HP Cell Manager servers to NetBackup IT Analytics
12. Add an HP Data Protector Data Collector policy
13. Add/Edit a HP Data Protector server within the Data Collector policy
14. Tune the configuration
Pre-Installation setup for IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM)
1. Introduction
2. Architecture overview (IBM Spectrum Protect -TSM)
  1. IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) - servers and instances defined
3. Prerequisites for adding data collectors (IBM Spectrum Protect - TSM)
4. Installation overview (IBM Spectrum Protect - TSM)
5. Add IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) servers
6. Adding an IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) Data Collector policy
7. Add/Configure an IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) server within the Data Collector policy
8. Import IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) information
  1. CSV format specifications
9. Export IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) server information
Pre-Installation setup for NAKIVO Backup & Replication
1. Introduction
2. Prerequisites for adding data collectors (NAKIVO Backup & Replication)
3. Installation overview (NAKIVO Backup & Replication)
4. Add a NAKIVO Backup & Replication Data Collector policy
Pre-Installation setup for Veritas Backup Exec
1. Introduction
2. Architecture overview (Veritas Backup Exec)
3. Backup Exec terminology
4. Prerequisites for adding data collectors (Veritas Backup Exec)
5. Upgrade troubleshooting: Microsoft SQL Server and Java 10
6. Installation overview (Veritas Backup Exec)
7. Enable TCP/IP for the SQL server
8. Configure a Windows user
9. Add Veritas Backup Exec servers
10. Importing Backup Exec Server information
11. Add a Veritas Backup Exec Data Collector policy
Pre-Installation setup for Veritas NetBackup
1. Introduction
2. General prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Veritas NetBackup)
3. Centralized or distributed deployment (Veritas NetBackup)
4. Centralized NetBackup data collection (Recommended)
5. Prerequisites to use SSH and WMI (Veritas NetBackup)
6. Prerequisites for NetBackup collection over SSH (Kerberos option)
  1. Enable Kerberos authentication for NetBackup SSH collection
7. Prerequisites for collection from Veritas NetBackup deployed as a Docker image
8. Distributed NetBackup data collection
9. Enable access to the Veritas NetBackup Primary Server
10. Before you install the Data Collector (Veritas NetBackup)
11. Collecting from NetBackup clusters
12. Clustered NetBackup upgrade procedure
13. Add a Veritas NetBackup Data Collector policy
14. Add/Edit NetBackup Primary Servers within the Data Collector policy
15. Configuring file analytics in NetBackup Data Collector policy
Pre-Installation setup for Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)
1. Introduction
2. Prerequisites for adding data collectors (Oracle Recovery Manager - RMAN)
3. Installation overview (Oracle Recovery Manager - RMAN)
4. Add an Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) Data Collector policy
Pre-Installation setup for Rubrik Cloud Data Management
1. Introduction
2. Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Rubrik Cloud Data Management)
3. Installation overview (Rubrik Cloud Data Management)
4. Add a Rubrik Cloud Data Management Data Collector policy
Pre-Installation setup for Veeam Backup & Replication
1. Introduction
2. Prerequisites for adding data collectors (Veeam Backup & Replication)
3. Verifying Data Collector servers can connect to Veeam servers
4. Known issues and limitations (Veeam Backup & Replication)
5. Installation overview (Veeam Backup & Replication)
6. Add a Veeam Backup & Replication Data Collector policy
Discovery policies for Veritas NetBackup
1. Task overview: Configure and monitor discovery policies
2. Discovery policies overview
3. About Discovery types
4. Activate a Discovery license
5. Exclude devices from Discovery policies
6. Activate Discovery probes in the NetBackup Data Collector policy
7. Monitor Discovery processes
8. View client protection status
9. Reset Discovery data
10. Why enable SNMP?
11. About SNMP probes
  1. First probe (sysObjectOID)
  2. Second probe (sysDescr OID)
12. Example--Installing Net-SNMP
13. Troubleshoot Net-SNMP installations
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
8. Configure Data Collector manually for Veritas NetBackup
Validate 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. Collect historic data on-demand
5. Using the CLI check install utility
6. List Data Collector configurations
Manually start the Data Collector
1. Introduction
Uninstall the Data Collector
1. Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
2. Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
Appendix A. Load historic events
1. Introduction
2. Load Commvault Simpana events
3. Load EMC Avamar events
4. Load EMC NetWorker events
5. Load HP Data Protector events
6. Load IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) events
7. Load Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) events
8. Load Veeam Backup & Replication events
9. Load Veritas NetBackup events
  1. Load events for individual NetBackup clients
  2. Load events for a group of NetBackup clients
10. Load Veritas Backup Exec events
11. Corrections in duplication of clients
12. Cohesity
13. Dell EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery
Appendix B. Firewall configuration: Default ports
1. Firewall configuration: Default ports

Adding an EMC NetWorker Data Collector policy

Before adding the policy: A Data Collector must exist in the Portal, to which you will add Data Collector Policies.
For specific prerequisites and supported configurations for a specific vendor, see the Certified Configurations Guide.
After adding the policy: For some policies, collections can be run on-demand using the Run button on the Collector Administration page action bar. The Run button is only displayed if the policy vendor is supported.
On-demand collection allows you to select which probes and devices to run collection against. This action collects data the same as a scheduled run, plus logging information for troubleshooting purposes. For probe descriptions, refer to the policy.

To add the policy

Select Admin > Data Collection > Collector Administration. Currently configured Portal Data Collectors are displayed.
Search for a Collector if required.
Select a Data Collector from the list.
Click Add Policy, and then select the vendor-specific entry in the menu.
During the configuration of this Data Collector, you will provide the details for SSH or SMB access to the NetWorker log files, used to collect restore data, group details, and drive performance data.
Specifically, this account needs to have read-only access to have SSH/SMB access to read files in the following directories:
```
<NetWorker install directory>/logs/
```
Also, for NetWorker 7.3 and 7.4:
```
<NetWorker install directory>/res/jobsdb/ssinfo
```
Optionally add an EMC NetWorker Backup Server from the policy screen. This action can also be completed in the Inventory.
See Adding/Editing a EMC NetWorker server within the Data Collector policy.
Enter or select the parameters. Mandatory parameters are denoted by an asterisk (*):
Optionally, add/edit a EMC NetWorker Backup server from the policy screen. These operations can also be completed in the Inventory.
See See Table: Policy Parameters.
Click OK to save the policy.
On the Data Collector server, install/update the Data Collector software.
For long-running backups, it may be necessary to configure the MMINFO_MOVE_BACKWARD_MIN Advanced Parameter to ensure that all savesets are collected successfully.
Continue to the next step:
See Configure a notification action in EMC NetWorker.

Table: Policy Parameters

Field	Description
Collector Domain	The domain of the collector to which the collector backup policy is being added. This is a read-only field. By default, the domain for a new policy will be the same as the domain for the collector. This field is set when you add a collector.
Policy Domain	The Collector Domain is the domain that was supplied during the Data Collector installation process. The Policy Domain is the domain of the policy that is being configured for the Data Collector. The Policy Domain must be set to the same value as the Collector Domain. The domain identifies the top level of your host group hierarchy. All newly discovered hosts are added to the root host group associated with the Policy Domain. Typically, only one Policy Domain will be available in the drop-down list. If you are a Managed Services Provider, each of your customers will have a unique domain with its own host group hierarchy. To find your Domain name, click your login name and select My Profile from the menu. Your Domain name is displayed in your profile settings. Example: `yourdomain`
Backup Management Server*	Select the backup product management server (i.e., NetWorker Server) with which the Data Collector will communicate. The NetWorker servers that you added during Data Collector installation should all be listed here. Select the one you want the Data Collector to communicate with and verify that the IP address and OS information are correct. Only available servers are displayed. For example, if a server has been decommissioned or it has been selected for use by another policy, it will not be displayed.
Add	Click Add to add a NetWorker server. Once added, servers are also displayed in the Inventory. See Adding/Editing a EMC NetWorker server within the Data Collector policy. Note: If the hosts already exists, APTARE IT Analytics displays a confirmation dialog box to update the Host Details (including the Host Type). Click Ok to update Host details / Host Type.
Edit	Select a server and click Edit to update the server values.
Operating System	The operating system on which NetWorker is running.
Network Share for Log Files*	Starting with NetWorker 7.5, a writable and network accessible share must be created on the NetWorker server to enable the Data Collector to transfer log files from this share to the Data Collector server. The Data Collector needs write permissions to the share to be able to copy files from the Networker directories and save them. It needs read permissions to be able to read from the share across the network via SMB (Server Message Block protocol). The Data Collector needs a network-accessible directory defined somewhere on the NetWorker host into which it can copy the log files before copying them over to the Data Collector host. This setup is needed even when the Data Collector and Networker are on the same machine. ---------------------------------------------------------- Example: User creates the directory: C:\Temp User defines the network share \\host\Temp pointed at C:\Temp User enters Temp in this Data Collector policy field. ---------------------------------------------------------- Note that though the example is for Windows, the same situation exists on *nix.
Backup Server Host*	The Internal name of the Backup Server Host. This is the host name known to the backup product. Example: server1
Cluster Name	The name of the cluster, if applicable, to which the backup server host belongs.
Remote Software Location*	The home directory on the NetWorker Server where NetWorker is installed. Typically, C:\Program Files\Legato\nsr for Windows, or /nsr for Linux.
Backup Software Location*	The home directory of the NetWorker Admin Client software (location of the nsradmin command) - on the Data Collector Server. Typically, C:\Program Files\Legato\nsr\ for Windows, or /usr/sbin for Linux.
Windows Domain	The Windows domain, if applicable.
User ID	A Linux or Windows user id that provides access to the NetWorker log files in the directory specified in "Remote Software Location" above. Specifically, this account needs to have SSH access (Linux) or SMB access (Windows) to read log files in the following directories: <NetWorker install directory>/logs/ Also, for NetWorker 7.3 and 7.4: <NetWorker install directory>/res/ Note: The User ID and password are optional if the NetWorker server is installed on the same server as the Data Collector. Example: Administrator
Password	The password associated with the User ID. Example: Pwd1
Notes	Enter or edit notes for your data collector policy. The maximum number of characters is 1024. Policy notes are retained along with the policy information for the specific vendor and displayed on the Collector Administration page as a column making them searchable as well.