APTARE IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Virtualization Manager

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Product(s): APTARE IT Analytics (10.5)
  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.  
          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.  
      Installing Data Collector software: From the internet
    5.  
      Installing Data Collector software: No internet available from the Data Collector server
    6.  
      Installing Data Collector software on Windows portal platform
    7.  
      Installing Data Collector software on Linux portal platform
  5. Validating data collection
    1.  
      Validation methods
    2.  
      Data Collectors: Vendor-Specific validation methods
    3.  
      Working with on-demand Data 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

Installing Data Collector software: From the internet

Follow these instructions if you are installing on a Data Collector Server that has Internet access and a web browser.

Log in as a Local Administrator to have the necessary permissions for this installation.

If your Data Collector Server does not have Internet access or web browser access--for example, X-Windows not available, proceed to the following section.

See Installing Data Collector software: No internet available from the Data Collector server.

  1. Start the web browser on the Data Collector Server.

  2. Navigate to the Support website to access the relevant download link.

  3. Select the Data Collector Installer that corresponds to the platform of the Data Collector Server.

    • Linux: sc_datacollector_linux_<releaseversion>_<MMDDYYYY>.bin

    • Windows: sc_datacollector_win_<releaseversion>_<MMDDYYYY>.exe

  4. Execute the OS-specific Data Collector installer.

  5. Proceed to the UI Deployment of the Data Collector.

    See Installing Data Collector software on Windows portal platform.