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NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation and Configuration Guide

Last Published: 2025-03-24

Product(s): NetBackup IT Analytics (11.6)

Platform: Complete,Protection,Storage

Importing Backup Exec Server information

For the Data Collector to interrogate the Backup Exec servers and retrieve the necessary information for transmission to the Portal, a list of the Backup Exec servers with corresponding access parameters must be loaded into the Portal database.

Create a comma-separated value (CSV) file, and for every Backup Exec Data Collector specified in the Data Collector Pre-Installation worksheet, enter a comma-separated line with: an optional domain name, mandatory host names and optional IP addresses, database instance, administrator user names and passwords.
If the IP Address field is left blank, the Data Collector will detect the null address and perform an IP lookup, using the host name, and then connect to the Backup Exec SQL server.
Each line in the CSV file should follow this format:
```
WindowsdomainName,hostname,ip_address,dbInstance,adminUserName,adminPassword
					
```
Example CSV File:
```
,server1,,,,
,server2,,,,
,server3,,,,
,server4,,,,
windowsdomainname,myserver,10.0.0.67,scdb,Administrator,password
```
In the previous example file, there are five Backup Exec servers to be loaded into the Portal. The first four servers will use the default credentials. The last server will use the credentials as specified in this file.
Note:
Passwords are stored in the Portal database in a strongly encrypted format and only decrypted in memory once passed to the Data Collector application immediately prior to use.
WindowsDomainName, adminUserName and adminPassword - [optional] -Supply values for these three parameters if you wish to use a default Windows domain name, domain administrator user name and administrator password to connect to the Backup Exec servers. These default values will apply only to the Backup Exec servers listed in the CSV file that do not already contain values for these fields.
dbInstance- [optional] - Supply the name of a specific database instance, if you want to use a database that is different from the default Backup Exec database.
In the Veritas Backup Exec Data Collector Policy window, click Import to access the Upload CSV window where you can enter a default Database Instance and the name of the CSV file in which you placed the server configuration details.