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NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Backup Manager

Last Published: 2025-03-04

Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.5)

Introduction
1. Overview
2. Backup Manager Collection of Backup and Restore Data
Pre-installation setup for ExaGrid
1. Introduction
2. Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage)
3. Pre-installation setup for ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage
4. Add ExaGrid Data Collector Policy
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 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. Prerequisites to use SSH and WMI (Veritas NetBackup)
4. Prerequisites for NetBackup collection over SSH (Kerberos option)
  1. Enable Kerberos authentication for NetBackup SSH collection
5. Prerequisites for collection from Veritas NetBackup deployed on Kubernetes clusters
6. Distributed NetBackup data collection
7. Before you install the Data Collector (Veritas NetBackup)
8. Add a Veritas NetBackup Data Collector policy
9. Add/Edit NetBackup Primary Servers within the Data Collector policy
10. 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
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
9. Install Data Collector binaries on Windows (without configuration)
10. Install Data Collector binaries on Linux host (without configuration)
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

Install Data Collector software on Linux

To install Data Collector software on Linux:

Login as root on the server where NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector has to be installed.
If the Data Collector system is having low entropy, it can affect the performance of cryptographic functions and such steps can take considerable amount of time to complete. You can identify the entropy level of the system from the content of the /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail file using command # cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail. If this value is not more than 400 consistently, install the rng-tools and start the services as described below on the data collector system.
Install the rng-tools and start the services as described below.
For RHEL or OEL:
- Access the command prompt.
- Install the rng-tools.
```
yum install rng-tools
```
- Start the services.
```
systemctl start rngd 
```
- Enable the services.
```
systemctl start rngd 
```
For SUSE:
- Access the command prompt.
- Install the rng-tools.
```
zypper install rng-tools
```
- Start the services.
```
systemctl start rng-tools
```
- Enable the services.
```
systemctl enable rng-tools
```
Ensure the following rpms are present on the system:
On SUSE: libXrender1 and libXtst6 insserv-compat
On other Linux systems: libXtst and libXrender chkconfig
Since the above rpms are essential for proper functioning of the Data Collector, you can run the below commands on the Data Collector server to check whether the rpms are present.
On SUSE: rpm -q libXrender1 libXtst6 insserv-compat
On other Linux systems: rpm -q libXtst libXrender chkconfig
The output of the above commands will print the rpms that are present on the system.
Go to the downloads section under Support on www.veritas.com and click the relevant download link.
Mount the ISO image that you downloaded.
```
mkdir /mnt/diska
mount -o loop <itanalytics_datacollector_linux_xxxxx.iso> /mnt/diska
```
Substitute the name of the ISO image downloaded have downloaded.
Start the installer:
```
cd /
/mnt/diska/dc_installer.sh
```
Review the End User License Agreement (EULA) and enter accept to agree.
Provide the install location. The default location is /usr/openv/analyticscollector. Accepting the default paths is recommended.
If you specify a custom location, analyticscollector directory is created at the specified location.
The installer requests for the following details.
- Data Collector Registration File Path: Enter the absolute file path of the registration file generated and downloaded from the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.
- Web Proxy (HTTP) settings can be configured. Enter y to configure proxy. The installer prompts for:
  - HTTP Proxy IP Address: Enter the hostname or IP address and a port number.
  - HTTP Proxy Port: Enter the proxy port number for HTTP proxy.
  - Proxy UserId and password: Enter the credentials for the proxy server.
  - No Proxy For: Enter the host names or IP addresses separated by commas that will not be routed through the proxy.

The Data Collector installation is complete. You can run the <Data_Collector_Install_Location>/analyticscollector/mbs/bin/checkinstall.sh file for verification.