APTARE IT Analytics Certified Configurations Guide

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Product(s): APTARE IT Analytics (10.5)
  1. Portal and database servers
    1.  
      Portal supported operating systems
    2.  
      Recommended portal configurations
    3.  
      Oracle Database and Memory Requirements
    4. Supported browsers and display resolution
      1.  
        Linux portal server: Exported and emailed reports
    5.  
      Supported third-party and open source products
  2. Data Collector server configurations
    1.  
      Data Collector supported operating systems
    2. Data Collector server memory and CPU guidelines
      1.  
        Customize the Linux file handle setting for large collections
      2.  
        Factors impacting Data Collector performance and memory requirements
    3.  
      Data Collector prerequisites
    4.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports
  3. Capacity Manager configurations
    1.  
      Supported storage arrays and access requirements
    2.  
      IBM Arrays: Modify profile
    3.  
      Creating a NetApp user with API privileges
    4.  
      Creating a NetApp cluster-mode user with API privileges
    5. Array/LUN performance Data Collection
      1.  
        Port performance metrics
    6.  
      EMC Isilon metrics
    7.  
      NetApp cluster-mode metrics
    8.  
      EMC Symmetrix enhanced performance metrics
    9.  
      Host resources prerequisites and configurations
    10. Host access privileges, sudo commands, ports, and WMI proxy requirements
      1.  
        Access requirements by OS
    11.  
      WMI proxy requirements for Windows host Data Collection
    12.  
      Host resources supported configurations
    13.  
      Supported host bus adapters (HBAs)
  4. Cloud configurations
    1.  
      Supported systems and access requirements
  5. Virtualization Manager configurations
    1.  
      Supported versions
    2. Virtualization Manager Data Collector requirements for VMware
      1.  
        Creating a VMware Read-Only user
    3.  
      Virtualization Manager Data Collector requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V
  6. File Analytics configurations
    1. Data Collector probes by storage type
      1.  
        CIFS shares
      2.  
        Host inventory probe
  7. Fabric Manager configurations
    1. Switch vendors
      1.  
        Download Cisco Data Center Network Manager
  8. Backup Manager configurations
    1.  
      Backup solutions and versions
    2.  
      Centralized NetBackup Data Collection requirements
    3. Veritas NetBackup 8.1 (and later) requirements for centralized collection
      1.  
        Required Software
  9. Internal TCP port requirements
    1.  
      Internal TCP port requirements
    2.  
      Internal portal server ports
    3.  
      Internal data collector ports

Backup solutions and versions

Table: Supported Backup Solutions

Backup Solution

Version

Notes and Access Requirements

Cohesity DataProtect

4.x, 5.x, 6.3.x

REST API on Port 80 or 443

Commvault Simpana

9.0, 10

At a minimum, read-only (db_datareader) database access with execute permission is required for the following functions:

  • dbo.GetDateTime

  • dbo.GetUnitTime

  • dbo.GetJobFailureReason

  • dbo.JMGetLocalizedMessageFunc

Windows user name and password with administrative access to CommServe Server for WMI (to collect job detail logs).

  • Port 1433 for the MSSQL Server database instance This is usually 1433, but it can be any port.

Other Ports, if collecting skipped files details:

  • File sharing: port 445

  • WMI control channel: TCP port 135

  • DCOM TCP/UDP: any port greater than 1023

Dell EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery

9.2.1.x, 18.x, 19.x

Port 9090 (Used for NetWorker REST API connection)

EMC NetWorker data collection policies are implemented based on vendor version number. Legacy versions of EMC NetWorker (pre version 9.2.1.x) are collected using the policy titled: EMC NetWorker. For EMC NetWorker versions post 9.2.1.x, collection is done using the policy titled: DELL EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery.

EMC NetWorker

7.2 - 7.6, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2

  • EMC NetWorker data collection policies are implemented based on vendor version number. Legacy versions of EMC NetWorker (pre version 9.2.1.x) are collected using the policy titled: EMC NetWorker. For EMC NetWorker versions post 9.2.1.x, collection is done using the policy titled: DELL EMC NetWorker Backup & Recovery.

  • If NetWorker is installed on a Windows server, the Data Collector must be on a Windows server.

  • NSRADMIN TCP 7937-7940

  • WMI Proxy range of ports, Linux SSH 22

HP Data Protector

8.1, 9.0x

  • Port 5555

  • WMI Proxy range of ports, Linux SSH 22

  • A WMI Proxy is only needed if collecting from Windows hosts and when the Data Collector is on a server that is different from the Cell Manager server.

  • The HP Data Protector (HPDP) client software version must match the specific version (major and minor) of the HPDP server being probed.

  • If the Data Collector is installed on a Linux OS, a WMI Proxy Server must be installed on a Windows system in order to collect data from a Cell Manager that is installed on a Windows system.

IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM)

6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 8.1

  • TSM instances running on z/OS are not supported.

  • TSM v6.3 is not supported on a Windows 2012 Data Collector.

  • Typically, Port 1500

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

10.1.6 and 10.1.7

Port: 443

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus user with self-service role for all resource groups.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

9.1.1

  • Director Web UI port used during installation (Default: 4443)

Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)

11g, 12c

  • Typically Port 1521

Rubrik Cloud Data Management

v4.1 - v5.0

  • Port 443

Veeam Backup & Replication

9.5

  • Port 9392

Veritas Backup Exec

2012, 15, 20 - all running on Windows OS

  • Port 1433

  • The Backup Exec Administrator account used by the Data Collection policy must have the database role membership of db_datareader for the BEDB (Backup Exec Database).

  • Note that the version of Backup Exec that is reported by the Backup Exec 15 installation is version 14.2.

Veritas NetBackup including:

Sun StorageTek

ACSLS Manager

SLP

7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.0, 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.0.1

NetBackup 5xxx Appliances

NetBackup 5xxx Flex Appliances

SLP, NetBackup v7.7 and higher

  • The APTARE Data Collector makes calls to various NetBackup CLI (Command Line Interface) commands, such as bpdbjobs. These commands are a standard component of the NetBackup product and APTARE IT Analytics requires that they are operational as per the NetBackup specifications.

  • Ports 1556 and 13724

For centralized data collection,

See Centralized NetBackup Data Collection requirements.

Veritas SaaS Backup

1.0

  • Port 443

  • The StandardSupport user role is a minimum requirement for a user to collect from Veritas SaaS Backup.