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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

Configure Data Collector manually for Veritas NetBackup

From NetBackup version 10.1.1 onwards, Veritas 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 Veritas NetBackup primary server is managed under Veritas 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 Veritas NetBackup when Veritas NetBackup primary is not managed under Veritas 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 following details handy when you configure the Data Collector:

Name of the Data Collector (as it appears on the portal)
Passcode of the Data Collector (as configured on the portal)
Data receiver URL (generated while creating the data collector on the portal)
Key file path (generated while creating the data collector on the portal and copied to the NetBackup primary server)

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

To configure the Data Collector manually on Windows:

Create a responsefile as a batch script responsefile.cmd with the following contents. These are the responses to the user input required to configure the Data Collector

SET DATACOLLECTOR_NAME=<name of the data collector>  
SET DATACOLLECTOR_PASSWORD=<passcode for the data collector>  
SET DATARECEIVER_URL=< data receiver URL >  
SET DATACOLLECTOR_KEY_FILE_PATH=<path to the key 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=

Note:

A sample response file responsefile.cmd is also available in the installer media.

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:

Create a response file with the following contents:

COLLECTOR_NAME=<name-of-collector> 
COLLECTOR_PASSWORD=<passcode> 
DR_URL=<data receiver-url-example:-http://aptareagent.punr740-16-vm14> 
COLLECTOR_KEY_PATH=<keyfile path> 
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>