APTARE IT Analytics
- Section I. Introducing APTARE IT Analytics
- Section II. Certified Configurations
- Portal and Database Servers
- Data Collector Server Configurations
- Capacity Manager Configurations
- Array/LUN Performance Data Collection
- Host Access Privileges, Sudo Commands, Ports, and WMI Proxy Requirements
- Cloud Configurations
- Virtualization Manager Configurations
- File Analytics Configurations
- Fabric Manager Configurations
- Backup Manager Configurations
- Internal TCP Port Requirements
- Section III. End User
- Understanding the Portal
- About the Admin Tab
- Exploring Your Inventory
- Using the Hierarchy Toolbar to Organize Your Data
- Show Objects
- Using Attributes to Organize Your Data
- Pinning Reports - Saving Reports with Inventory Objects
- Assigning Attributes in the Inventory List View
- Getting Acquainted With Reports
- About Badging
- Generating and Maintaining Reports
- Selecting Report Scope
- Group Hosts by Attributes
- Searching for Hosts in the Report Scope Selector
- Backup Manager Advanced Scope Selector Settings
- Solution Reports Scope Selector Settings
- Units of Measure in Reports
- Customizing Report Filter Logic
- Sorting Columns in Reports
- Distributing, Sharing, Scheduling, and Alerting
- Scheduling Exported Reports and Dashboards
- Organizing Reports
- Working with the Dynamic Template Designer
- Dynamic Template Designer Quick Start
- Converting to a Homogeneous, Product-Specific Template
- Dynamic Template Function Configurations
- Create Fields with the Field Builder
- Scope Selector Component - Custom Filter
- Configure a Bar Chart Dynamic Template
- Steps to Create a Bar Chart Dynamic Template
- Configure an Area/Stacked Area Chart Dynamic Template
- Line Charts for Performance Metrics
- Line Chart Field Requirements
- One Object Per Line Chart, One or More Metrics Per Chart
- Multiple Objects Per Line Chart, One Metric Per Chart
- Example of a Stacked Bar Chart Dynamic Template
- Create a Sparkline Chart in a Tabular Dynamic Template
- Adding or Editing Methods
- Validate and Save a Method
- Working with the SQL Template Designer
- Configure SQL Template Scope Selector Components
- Sample SQL Queries
- Number, Size, Date, and Time Formatting
- Alignment, Aggregation, Bar Type, and Bar Type Color
- Pipelined Functions for Report Query Building
- APTlistOfDates
- aptStringConcat
- getServerAttributeValue
- getObjectAttributeValue
- getChildServerGroupContextById
- getServerGroupContextById
- secsToHoursMinSecs
- APTgetTapeDriveStatusName
- getFullPathname
- listJobSummaryAfterRestart
- listJobSummaryAfterRestartNBW
- listJobSummaryAfterRestart for NetWorker Backup Jobs
- listOfBackupWindowDates
- listChargebackCatByVOLSDetail
- listChargebackCatByFSDetail
- listChargebackCatByFSDetail
- listChargebackByLUNSummary
- listChargebackByLUNDetail
- listChargebackCatByLUNSummary
- listChargebackCatByLUNDetail
- Alerting
- Adding/Editing an Alert Policy
- Managing Hosts, Backup Servers and Host Groups
- NetBackup Master Servers
- Managing Attributes and Objects
- Host Groups vs Attributes
- Providing Portal Access and User Authentication
- Setting/Resetting Passwords
- Managing User Group Home Pages (Administrator)
- Configuring Master Schedules and Backup Windows
- Adding and Editing Policies
- Adding/Editing a Threshold Policy
- Capacity Chargeback Policy Types
- Solutions Administration
- Managing and Monitoring Data Collection
- About Data Collection Tasks
- Reviewing Collectors and Collection Status
- Upgrading Data Collectors
- Working with Capacity Manager Host Data Collection
- Host Access Requirements
- Manage Credentials
- Configure Host Discovery Policies to Populate the Host Discovery and Collection View
- Validate Host Connectivity
- Search and Export in Host Discovery and Collection
- Propagate Probe Settings: Copy Probes, Paste Probes
- Discovery Policies for Veritas NetBackup
- About Discovery Types
- Viewing and Managing System Notifications
- Customizing with Advanced Parameters
- Access Control Advanced Parameters
- General Data Collection Advanced Parameters
- Cloud Data Collection Advanced Parameters
- Host Discovery and Collection Advanced Parameters
- Backup Manager Advanced Parameters
- Capacity Manager Advanced Parameters
- File Analytics Advanced Parameters
- Virtualization Manager Advanced Parameters
- Managing Your Portal Environment
- Analyzing Files
- Troubleshooting the Portal
- Retrieving Log Files
- Debugging
- Attribute Inheritance Overrides
- Understanding Report Data Caching
- Understanding the Portal
- Section IV. Report Reference
- Introduction to APTARE IT Analytics
- Alert Reports
- Risk Mitigation Solution Reports
- Risk Mitigation Reports
- Storage Optimization Solution Reports
- System Administration Reports
- Array Capacity Utilization Reports
- Array Capacity & Utilization (Generic Data)
- Array Capacity & Utilization (IBM SVC View)
- Array Capacity and Utilization (IBM XIV View)
- Array Capacity and Utilization (NetApp View)
- Array Capacity and Utilization (NetApp Cluster)
- NetApp Storage System Detail
- Array Capacity and Utilization (OpenStack Swift)
- IBM Array Site Summary
- IBM Array Detail
- LUN Utilization Summary
- NetApp Aggregate Detail
- NetApp Cluster-Mode Aggregate Detail
- NetApp Plex Details
- NetApp Volume Details
- NetApp Cluster-Mode Volume Detail
- Host Capacity Utilization Reports
- Thin Provisioning Reports
- Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning Pool Utilization
- Capacity Forecasting Reports
- Available/Reclaimable Capacity Reports
- Storage Performance Reports
- Mission Control for Performance Analysis
- Application Capacity Reports
- Capacity at Risk Reports
- File Analytics Reports
- Capacity Chargeback Reports
- Virtualization Manager Reports
- Understanding the Datastore
- VM Server Detail
- VM Snapshot Summary
- VM Detail
- Datastore Utilization Summary
- Datastore Detail
- Fabric Manager Reports
- Host to Storage Dashboard
- Backup Manager Management Reports
- Error Log Summary
- Job Duration Report
- Veeam Backup & Replication Job Summary Report (Homogeneous)
- Veeam and RMAN Job Details Report
- Adding a Note to a Job
- Job Volume Summary Report
- Backup Administration Reports
- Host Details
- IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) Storage Pools Dashboard
- Backup Media Management Reports
- TSM Tape Media Detail Table
- Backup Service Level Agreement (SLA) Reports
- Determining and Improving Backup Start Time Performance
- Determining and Improving Backup Success Performance
- Determining and Improving Backup Duration Performance
- Backup Storage Utilization Reports
- Backup Manager Forecasting Reports
- Backup Billing and Usage Reports
- Backup Policies Reports
- HP Data Protector Backup Specification Detail
- Replication Manager Reports
- SnapVault Detail
- Section V. Data Collector Installation and Troubleshooting
- Installing the Data Collector Software
- Validating Data Collection
- Uninstalling the Data Collector
- Manually Starting the Data Collector
- Data Collector Troubleshooting
- Host Resources: Check the Status of the WMI Proxy Server
- Host Resources: Check Host Connectivity Using Standard SSH
- Host Resources: Generating Host Resource Configuration Files
- Configuring Parameters for SSH
- Firewall Configuration: Default Ports
- CRON Expressions and Probe Schedules
- Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (RHEL 7)
- Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup (Windows)
- Installing the Data Collector Software
- Section VI. Data Collection for the Cloud
- Pre-Installation Setup for Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Create an AWS IAM User
- Link AWS Accounts for Collection of Consolidated Billing Data
- Pre-Installation Setup for OpenStack Ceilometer
- Pre-Installation Setup for OpenStack Swift
- Pre-Installation Setup for Microsoft Azure
- Pre-Installation Setup for Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Section VII. Data Collection for Data Protection (Backup)
- Introduction
- Pre-Installation Setup for Commvault Simpana
- Open TCP/IP Access to the Commvault Database
- Set Up a Read-Only User in the CommServe Server
- Pre-Installation Setup for Cohesity DataProtect
- Pre-Installation Setup for EMC Avamar
- Importing EMC Avamar Server Information
- Pre-Installation Setup for EMC Data Domain Backup
- Pre-Installation Setup for EMC NetWorker
- Architecture Overview (EMC NetWorker)
- Pre-Installation Setup for Dell EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery
- Pre-Installation Setup for Generic Backup
- Generic Backup Data Collection
- CSV Format Specification
- Pre-Installation Setup for HP Data Protector
- Architecture Overview (HP Data Protector)
- Configure the Data Collector Server in Cell Manager (HP Data Protector)
- Pre-Installation Setup for IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM)
- Architecture Overview (IBM Spectrum Protect -TSM)
- Importing IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) Information
- Pre-Installation Setup for NAKIVO Backup & Replication
- Pre-Installation Setup for Veritas Backup Exec
- Pre-Installation Setup for Veritas NetBackup
- Veritas NetBackup 8.1 (or later) Requirements for Centralized Collection
- Pre-Installation Setup for Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)
- Pre-Installation Setup for Rubrik Cloud Data Management
- Pre-Installation Setup for Veeam Backup & Replication
- Discovery Policies for Veritas NetBackup
- About Discovery Types
- About SNMP Probes
- Appendix A. Load Historic Events
- Section VIII. Data Collection for Fabrics
- Section IX. Data Collection for File Analytics
- Pre-Installation Setup for File Analytics
- Host Discovery and Collection File Analytics Probe
- Adding a File Analytics Data Collector Policy
- File Analytics Export Folder Size and Folder Depth
- Pre-Installation Setup for File Analytics
- Section X. Data Collection for Replication
- Section XI. Data Collection for Storage (Capacity)
- Data Collection for Capacity Overview
- Pre-Installation Setup for Dell Compellent
- Pre-Installation Setup for DELL EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)
- Pre-Installation Setup for EMC Data Domain Storage
- Pre-Installation Setup for EMC Isilon
- Pre-Installation Setup EMC Symmetrix
- Pre-Installation Setup for Dell EMC Unity
- Pre-Installation Setup for EMC VNX Celerra
- Pre-Installation Setup for EMC VNX CLARiiON
- Pre-Installation Setup for EMC VPLEX
- Pre-Installation Setup for EMC XtremIO
- Pre-Installation Setup for Hitachi Block
- Configuring a Hitachi Device Manager User
- Pre-Installation Setup for Hitachi Content Platform (HCP)
- Hitachi Content Platform System Management Console
- Hitachi Content Platform Tenant Management Console
- Pre-Installation Setup Hitachi NAS
- Host Inventory Pre-Installation Setup
- Host Access Privileges, Sudo Commands, Ports, and WMI Proxy Requirements
- Manage Credentials
- Configure Host Discovery Policies to Populate the Host Inventory
- Execute and Monitor Host Discovery
- Validate Host Connectivity
- Host Inventory Search and Host Inventory Export
- Configure and Edit Host Probes
- Propagate Probe Settings: Copy Probes, Paste Probes
- Pre-Installation Setup for HP 3PAR
- Pre-Installation Setup for HP EVA
- Pre-Installation Setup for Huawei OceanStor
- Pre-Installation Setup for IBM Enterprise
- Pre-Installation Setup for NetApp E-Series
- Pre-Installation Setup for IBM SVC
- Pre-Installation Setup for IBM XIV
- Pre-Installation Setup for INFINIDAT InfiniBox
- Pre-Installation Setup for NetApp-7
- Pre-Installation Setup for Microsoft Windows Server
- Pre-Installation Setup for NetApp Cluster
- Pre-Installation Setup for Pure Storage FlashArray
- Pre-Installation Setup for Veritas NetBackup Appliance
- Section XII. Data Collection for Virtualization
- Pre-Installation Setup for VMware
- Pre-Installation Setup for IBM VIO
- Pre-Installation Setup for Microsoft Hyper-V
- Section XIII. System Administration
- Preparing for Updates
- Backing Up and Restoring Data
- Monitoring APTARE IT Analytics
- Accessing APTARE Reports with the REST API
- Defining NetBackup Estimated Tape Capacity
- Automating Host Group Management
- Categorize Host Operating Systems by Platform and Version
- Load Relationships Between Hosts and Host Group
- Automating NetBackup Utilities
- Attribute Management
- Importing Generic Backup Data
- Backup Job Overrides
- Managing Host Data Collection
- System Configuration in the Portal
- Host Discovery: EMC Avamar
- Performance Profile Schedule Customization
- Configuring LDAP
- Configuring Single Sign On (SSO) Using Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
- Changing Oracle Database User Passwords
- Tuning APTARE IT Analytics
- Defining Report Metrics
- Working with Log Files
- Portal and Data Collector Log Files - Reduce Logging
- Data Collector Log File Naming Conventions
- Portal Log Files
- SNMP Trap Alerting
- SSL Certificate Configuration
- Configure Virtual Hosts for Portal and/or Data Collection SSL
- Keystore on the Portal Server
- Portal Properties: Format and Portal Customizations
- Advanced Configuration for NetBackup Discovery
- Data Retention Periods for SDK Database Objects
- Configure Multi-Tenancy Data Purging Retention Periods
- Troubleshooting
- Section XIV. Portal Install and Upgrade (Windows)
- Installing the Portal on a Windows Server
- Upgrading a Portal and Data Collectors (Windows)
- Troubleshooting - Manual Data Collector Upgrades
- Attribute Merging During the Portal Upgrade
- Upgrading and Migrating to a New Server
- Installing the Portal on a Windows Server
- Section XV. Portal Install and Upgrade (Linux)
- Installing the Portal on a Linux Server
- Upgrading a Portal and Data Collectors (Linux)
- Data Collector Upgrades
- Attribute Merging During the Portal Upgrade
- Installation from a Single File Specific to an OS
- Adding Additional Products
- Upgrading and Migrating to a New Server
- Installing the Portal on a Linux Server
- Section XVI. Technical Notes
- Enabling Oracle's Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
- Array Performance Statistics Technical Note
- EMC Symmetrix Back-end Director Performance
- Section XVII. Licensing
- License Installation and Guidelines
- Verifying the Current License Configuration
- Criteria for Determining Licensing Limits
- Managing Licenses
- Configure the Data Collector Policy to Exclude the Object
- License Key Utility
- License Installation (Command Line Alternative)
- Report Configuration Utility
- License Verification Utility
- License Installation and Guidelines
- Section XVIII. Inventory Reports
- Inventory Operations
Host Discovery and Collection Configuration Steps
This section contains:
See Host Discovery and Collection Setup Overview.
- Collector pre-requisite, Manage Credentials, Manage WMI Proxy, Manage Paths, Manage Access Control, Discover Hosts
See Host Discovery and Collection Maintenance Overview.
- Hide, Remove, Show Errors, Validate, Edit Probes, Copy Probes, Paste Probes
Read this section first for a high-level overview, then follow the specific steps in the next sections to configure your system for Host Data Collection.
See Host Management.
Because each enterprise has a unique inventory of hosts with specific access requirements and restrictions, the process of ensuring successful host data collection requires an assessment of the hosts in your environment (see ) and several configuration steps, as summarized below.