NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Virtualization Manager

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Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.2)
  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

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 registration file path (generated while creating the data collector on the Portal and copied to the NetBackup primary server) handy when you configure the Data Collector.

Keep the following details handy when you configure the Data Collector:

  1. Name of the Data Collector (as it appears on the portal)

  2. Passcode of the Data Collector (as configured on the portal)

  3. Data receiver URL (generated while creating the data collector on the portal)

  4. 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:

  1. 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_PASSCODE=<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.

  2. 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:

  1. Create a response file with the following contents:
    COLLECTOR_NAME=<name-of-collector> 
COLLECTOR_PASSCODE=<passcode> 
DR_URL=<data receiver-url-example:-http://aptareagent.example.com> 
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=
  2. 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.

  3. Run any one of the following command:
    <Install media>/dc_installer.sh -c <responsefile path>

    Or

    <install location>/installer/dc_installer.sh -c <responsefile path>