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
Supported Storage Arrays and Access Requirements
Capacity Manager currently supports the storage management products and storage arrays listed below. In general, any storage array that the device manager or command-line interface supports should work with Capacity Manager. For specific prerequisites and configuration requirements, see the specific Data Collector information.
Capacity Chargebacks can be configured for block storage only; file-based storage is not supported for Array Capacity Chargeback.
Data Collectors require the following privileges to access APIs and underlying details:
On Linux, root privileges for SSH and Telnet
On Windows, administrator privileges for WMI.
Table: Storage Array Data Collection Prerequisites
Vendor | Arrays/NAS | Dev Mgr/API/CLI | Access Requirements | Ports | Notes |
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Dell | Compellent | v6.4, 6.5, 6.5.1 Enterprise Manager,v6.2.2.8 and v14.2.2.6 for SMI-S provider and DB |
| 5988 SMI-S over http 5989 SMI-S over https 1433 DB | No installations required on the Data Collector server. |
Dell EMC | Unity | 330/300F, 400/400F, 500/500F, 600/600F, 350F, 450F, 550F and 650F |
| REST API version 4.3.0 on Port 443 or 8443 | |
EMC | Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) | 3.x |
| REST API on Port 80 or 4443 | |
EMC | VNX (Block), CLARiiON | Naviseccli, Navicli, v7.30, 7.31, 7.32 |
| Defaults:443, 2163, 6389, 6390, 6391, 6392 |
|
EMC | VNX (File), Celerra | v7.0.40.1, 7.0.50.2, 7.0.52, 7.1.56 |
| Defaults:443, 2163, 6389,6390, 6391,6392 | No installations required on the Data Collector server. |
EMC | Data Domain | 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1 | Port 22 (SSH) | ||
EMC | Isilon | Isilon OneFS 6.5, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.2, 8.0 |
| 22 |
|
EMC | Symmetrix | Solutions Enabler (Symcli), v7.1.3, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 8.0, 8.1 Unisphere 8.3 | No User ID & pwd required. | 2707 5480 | Data Collector must be installed on the server that manages the Symmetrix arrays. Symcli uses Fibre Channel (FC) to communicate; Data Collector must be installed on a server connected via FC to the Symmetrix array, by a switch, if necessary. Sample command: symcfg list -v Unisphere 8.3 is used for Performance collection. |
EMC | VPLEX | 5.3, 5.4 | User ID & pwd for the VPLEX storage system. | https TCP 443 | The VPLEX storage system should be reachable by the Data Collector server. |
EMC | XtremIO | Management Server 3.0.x, 4.0.x X2 (V6.0.x) | Read-only user ID & pwd | 80 | REST API |
Hitachi | Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) | HCP Version 7.2.x.x, HCP Mib Version 7.2 | Read-only user ID & pwd (Local User/AD User). Refer to the HCP-specific data collector information for all permissions. | SNMP:161 REST API: https 9090 | SNMP v2/3 REST API |
Hitachi | Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) Model 100 Series (DF850) TagmaStore AMS, USP, WMS, Network Storage Controller Lightning 9900 V Series Thunder 9500 V Series HP Command View Advanced Edition | Hitachi Device Manager (HDvM), 5.5, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3. 6.4, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 8.0, 8.4, 8.5 Hitachi Dynamic Tiering (HDT) starting with HDvM v7.1; Valid only if your HDvM is managing VSP arrays running HDT. |
| TCP 2001. For the HIAA probe: 22015 is used for HTTP and 22016 is used for HTTPS. | XML API calls over HTTP HP XP arrays are treated as Hitachi Block Storage |
Hitachi | Hitachi Tuning Manager (for performance data collection) | Hitachi Tuning Manager (HTnM) versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1 | Supported on Windows only. | N/A | Data Collector must be installed on the host where Tuning Manager is installed. Single Data Collector policy must be used to collect both capacity data from the Device Manager server and performance data from the Tuning Manager server. |
Hitachi (HNAS) | BlueArc NAS HUS (File Module) | Hitachi NAS CLI HNAS versions 10.x and 11.x |
| N/A | To collect block storage that is shared with HNAS, create a separate data collector policy for the relevant supported vendor storage; for example, Hitachi Storage. |
HP | 3PAR | InForm 2.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.2, 3.3.1 |
| ssh: 22 for CLI | Uses CLI collection via ssh |
HP | EVA | v8400, 6400, 6100, 4400 |
| 2372 | HP Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU) must be installed on the Data Collector server. |
HP | StorageWorks XP | Hitachi Device Manager (HDvM), 5.5, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3. 6.4, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 8.0 HP Command View Advanced Edition (CLI/SMI-S enabled) Hitachi Dynamic Tiering (HDT) starting with HDvM v7.1; Valid only if HDvM is managing VSP arrays running HDT. |
| Ensure port 2001 is open | XML API calls over HTTP. For HP Command View Advanced Edition, HP XP arrays are treated as Hitachi Block Storage. |
HPE | Nimble Storage | 5.0.7.100-607338-opt REST API Reference Version 5.0.1.0 | Storage System Addresses | 5392 | |
Huawei | OceanStor Enterprise Storage | Huawei OceanStor DeviceManager REST APIs are used. OceanStor Model - 5300 V3, 5500 V3, 5600 V3, 5800 V3, 6800 V3, Storage versions - V300R003, V300R006. |
| Huawei OceanStor Device Manager port that provides services. The port number is 8088. | |
IBM | 6000 & 8000 (Enterprise arrays) | DSCLI 5.2.2.272 |
| 1751 1750 1718 | DSCLI must be installed on the Data Collector server. Location: Linux: /opt/ibm/dscli Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\dscli |
IBM | N Series | Data ONTAP, versions 7.2, 7.3, 8, 8.1 7-Mode and Cluster-Mode, 8.3P1 Cluster-Mode, 9 | Use an existing NetApp user or create one with the necessary privileges to access the API: login-http-admin api-* | 443 | Typically, the root, admin user has all the capabilities, but it is not advisable to use root or admin passwords. If api-* does not meet your security requirements, contact Support for a list of exact required api privileges. |
IBM | SVC | v4.3.x, v5.1, v6.1 - 6.4. v7.4 Storwize V7000 FlashSystem V9000, 840/900 Performance data is collected only for SVC 6.x and 7.4, with an SMI-S version of 1.4 or above. |
| 5988 5989 ssh: 22 | SSPC (System Storage Productivity Center) with CIMOM agent is required OR embedded CIMOM for v5.1, v6.1 & v6.3. Known issue: v5.1.08 does not provide vdisk data. The data collector can run on any server that can access the SSPC server with CIMOM. |
IBM | VIO | v1.5, v2.1, Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 7 |
| ssh: 22 telnet: 23 | |
IBM | XIV, Model 2810/2812-A14 (Gen 2), Model 2810/2812-114 (Gen 3) | XIV Storage Manager, v10.1.x, v10.2.x |
| TCP 7778 | |
INFINIDAT | InfiniBox | 2.0, 2.2, 3.0.12.0 (F4000) |
| https: 443 | |
LSI | LSI 1532, 1932, 3992, 3994, 6994, 6998, 7900 | IBM Storage Manager CLI: 3K series: 02.70.G5.15 & above 4K/5K series: 10.10.G5.05 & above 6K/8K series: DSCLI 5.2.2.272 & above |
| N/A | |
NetApp | FAS6000 Series, FAS3100 Series, FAS3000 Series, FAS2000 Series, V-Series | Data ONTAP, versions 7.2, 7.3, 8, 8.1, 8.2, 7-Mode and Cluster-Mode, 8.3P1 Cluster-Mode, 9 |
| TCP 80/443 | Array performance data also can be collected via the ONTAP API. If api-* does not meet your security requirements, contact Support for a detailed list of exact api privileges that are required. |
NetApp | E-Series: E2600, E2700, E5400, E5500, EF560, E2800 | SANtricity SMcli: 10.86, 11.30 | TCP 2436 | SMCLI must be installed on the Data Collector server. Location: Linux: /opt/SM8/client/ Windows: C:\Program Files\SM8\client This also applies to the IBM DS Series arrays. | |
OpenStack | OpenStack Swift (Juno10, TBC), SwiftStack v2.2 |
| 35357 for Keystone Admin 5000 for Keystone Public 22 for SSH |
| |
OpenStack | OpenStack Ceilometer | REST API | 8777 |
| |
Pure Storage | FlashArray | REST API | View-only User ID for the Pure Storage FlashArray storage system. | 443 | API calls for HTTPS |
Sun | StorEdge 9900 | Hitachi Device Manager (HDvM), 5.5, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3. 6.4, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 8.0 |
| 2001 | XML API calls over HTTP |
Veritas | NetBackup Appliance 3.1.2, 3.2, 3.2.1 NetBackup Models: 5340,5240,5330 | 1556 |