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NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Virtualization Manager

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  1. Pre-Installation setup for VMware
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for VMware
    2.  
      VMware Data Collection
    3. Prerequisites for adding data collectors (VMware)
      1.  
        Virtualization Manager: Collection of VMware Data
      2. Configure VMware Access
        1.  
          Pre-requisites for vSAN Data Collection
        2.  
          Creating a VMware Read-Only User with Required Permissions
    4.  
      Installation overview (VMware)
    5.  
      Add a VMware Data Collector policy
    6. Datastore scan collection
      1.  
        Reports impacted by Datastore Collection
  2. Pre-Installation setup for IBM VIO
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for IBM VIO
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding data collectors (IBM VIO)
    3.  
      Installation overview (IBM VIO)
    4.  
      Adding servers for the IBM VIO Data Collector policy
    5.  
      VIO servers (IBM Virtual I/O Servers)
    6.  
      LPAR clients (IBM Logical Partitioning Clients) managed by VIO servers
    7.  
      HMC (IBM Hardware Management Console)
    8.  
      Add an IBM VIO Data Collector policy
  3. Pre-Installation setup for Microsoft Hyper-V
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Microsoft Hyper-V
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding data collectors (Microsoft Hyper-V)
    3.  
      Installation overview (Microsoft Hyper-V)
    4.  
      Add a Microsoft Hyper-V Data Collector policy
  4. Install 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)
  5. Validating 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.  
      Using the CLI check install utility
    5.  
      List Data Collector configurations
  6. Uninstall the Data Collector
    1.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
    2.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
  7. Manually start the Data Collector
    1.  
      Introduction
  8. Appendix A. Firewall configuration: Default ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports

Working with on-demand Data Collection

Collections can run on a schedule or on-demand using the Run button on the action bar. On-demand allows you to select which probes and devices to run. The on-demand run collects data just like a scheduled run plus additional logging information for troubleshooting. A stopped Policy still allows an on-demand collection run, provided the policy is assigned to one of the specified vendors and the collector is online.

Note:

On-demand data collection is not available for all policies.

On-Demand data collection serves multiple purposes. You can use it to:

  • Validate the collection process is working end-to-end when you create a data collector policy

  • Launch an immediate run of the collection process without waiting for the scheduled run

  • Populate your database with new/fresh data

  • Choose to view the collection logs on the portal while performing an on-demand run.

To initiate an on-demand data collection

  1. Select Admin > Data Collection > Collector Administration. All Data Collectors are displayed.
  2. Click Expand All to browse for a policy or use Search.
  3. Select a data collector policy from the list. If the vendor is supported, the Run button is displayed on the action bar.
  4. Click Run. A dialog allowing you to select servers and individual probes to test the collection run is displayed. The following example shows the Amazon Web Services dialog. See the vendor specific content for details on probes and servers.
  5. Select the servers and probes for data collection.
  6. The portal enables the user to log the messages at various level during the collection process. Following are the available options:

    • Enable Real-Time Logs: This option enables the user to log generally useful information in real-time when the collection is in progress, select Enable Real-Time Logs.

    • Enable Debug Logs: This option enables the user to log information at a granular level, select Enable Debug Logs

  7. Click Start. Data is collected just like a scheduled run plus additional logging information for troubleshooting. Once started, you can monitor the status of the run through to completion.

    Note:

    If there is another data collection run currently in progress when you click Start, the On-Demand run will wait to start until the in-progress run is completed.

See View real-time logging during an on-demand collection.

See Generating debug level logs during an on-demand collection.