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

Veritas NetBackup 8.1 (and later) requirements for centralized collection

Veritas NetBackup 8.1 introduces a series of changes to the way a NetBackup host (such as the Data Collector) communicates with NetBackup Masters. These changes incorporate an enhanced secured channel for communication and more sophisticated host identity verification.

These changes require installation steps on the centralized Data Collector system that are not required for collection from NetBackup Master Servers prior to version 8.1.

Requirements for successful collection from a NetBackup 8.1 (and later) system:

  • As with all centralized NetBackup Data Collectors post NetBackup v7.7.3, the NetBackup software version on the Data Collector must match the major and minor version of the NetBackup software that is installed on the Master or Media Server that is being probed.

  • After installing the correct Veritas software, the Data Collector server needs to be added as a trusted server to all NetBackup Master Servers from which you want to collect data. This is typically accomplished using the netbackup command nbcertcmd. If the Data Collector is NOT registered as a trusted server, collection will not work.

  • A CA root certificate and a host ID-based security certificate must be installed on the Data Collector Server for each Master Server that will be accessed for data collection. Refer to the Veritas NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide, Version 8.1 for information on how to deploy CA and host ID-based certificates.

  • The Data Collector Server must be added as a NetBackup Media Server in both NBDB and registry/bp.conf files, on each NetBackup Master that will be accessed for data collection. Refer to the Managing Media Servers section of the Veritas NetBackup Administrators Guide, Volume 1.

  • The NetBackup media server software daemons on the Data Collector Server must be active.