Page 3 - Copyrights and Trademarks; except as allowed under the copyright laws.; Publication Change Record; number of the system release to which the revision corresponds.
Copyrights and Trademarks iii Copyrights and Trademarks Copyright © 2008 APTARE, Inc., All rights reserved. The information contained in this book is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the ...
Page 5 - Contents
v v Preface 1 About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Contacting APTARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1 Introduction to Data Collection 3 Data Collection Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A...
Page 7 - Preface; About This Book; APTARE Data Collector for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager; Contacting APTARE; Care Group which will be happy to assist you:; Technical Support; Customer Care Group; Sales
About This Book 1 Chapter 0 Preface About This Book This document provides detailed step-by-step instructions for the installation of the APTARE Data Collector for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager . This install guide is valid for Portal version 6.5 onward. This document assumes either: • The Portal has a...
Page 9 - Introduction to Data Collection; Data Collection Overview; how host names are processed, see; Data Collector Terminology; Data Collector; - This software component interfaces with each of the supported
Data Collection Overview 3 Application Administrator’s Guide 1 Chapter 0 Introduction to Data Collection This chapter covers the following topics:• Data Collection Overview • Architecture Overview Data Collection Overview The Data Collector is a centralized and remotely managed data collection mecha...
Page 10 - Data Collector Server; - This is the physical server on which the Data Collector is; Planning Data Collector Deployment; Refer to the
4 APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager • Symantec Backup Exec - The Data Collector uses database commands to obtain information from each Backup Exec server. Note: Veritas NetBackup is the only backup product that does not require a Data Collector be...
Page 11 - Architecture Overview; dsmadmc; IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Terminology; TSM Host Server
Architecture Overview 5 Architecture Overview The following diagram provides an example of how the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Data Collector could be deployed in your environment. Figure 1.1 Data Collector in an IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Environment For each TSM Instance, the Data Collector will es...
Page 13 - Pre-Installation Setup; Before You Install the Data Collector; Requirement: Data Collector Server; Updating the Local Hosts File
Before You Install the Data Collector 7 Application Administrator’s Guide 2 Chapter 1 Pre-Installation Setup This chapter covers the following topics:• Before You Install the Data Collector • Updating the Local Hosts File • Adding TSM Host Servers to StorageConsole • Configuring Data Collector Polic...
Page 15 - Adding TSM Host Servers to StorageConsole; Repeat these steps for each TSM Host Server.
Adding TSM Host Servers to StorageConsole 9 Adding TSM Host Servers to StorageConsole Repeat these steps for each TSM Host Server. 1. Open a browser window and point it to your instance of the Portal (for example: http://aptareportal. yourdomain.com ). 2. Login as an admin user (e.g. admin@ yourdoma...
Page 17 - Configuring Data Collector Policies in the Portal; contained in
Configuring Data Collector Policies in the Portal 11 Configuring Data Collector Policies in the Portal The key parameters that the Data Collector uses to connect to the data source are contained in Data Collector Policies . These policies are maintained via the Portal and stored in the database. Pri...
Page 20 - TSM Host Server Details
14 APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7. Click OK to save the Policy and return to the Child Collector Configuration screen where the Child Policy will be listed. From here, you can add an additional Child Policy record (for example, if the data co...
Page 21 - Data Collector Installation; Installing the Data Collector; console interface instructions, if appropriate.; Installing from the Data Collector CD
Installing the Data Collector 15 Application Administrator’s Guide 3 Chapter 1 Data Collector Installation This chapter includes the instructions for installing the Data Collector on the Data Collector Server. Installing the Data Collector Follow the steps in the following sections to install the Da...
Page 23 - Installing via the Internet; Follow these instructions if you do; Internet Access; Not; Available from the Data Collector Server
Installing the Data Collector 17 Installing via the Internet Follow these instructions if you do not have a CD and you are installing on a Data Collector Server that has Internet access and a web browser. Note: If your Data Collector Server does not have Internet access or web browser access—for exa...
Page 25 - GUI Deployment of the Data Collector; outlines the installation process.
Installing the Data Collector 19 GUI Deployment of the Data Collector InstallAnywhere will prepare to install the Data Collector software. After checking the available disk space and downloading the installer, an introduction dialogue window outlines the installation process. 1. Review the installat...
Page 28 - Console Installation Instructions; aptareagent; aptareportal
22 APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 10. After entering the configuration settings, click Finish . 11. In the Install Complete window, click Done . The InstallAnywhere portion of the installation is now complete. 12. Continue using the instruction...
Page 33 - Validating the Data Collector Installation; the Data Collector Server.; Validating the Installation; translations as you follow these testing instructions.
Validating the Installation 27 Application Administrator’s Guide 4 Chapter 1 Validating the Data Collector Installation This chapter includes the instructions for validating the Data Collector installation on the Data Collector Server. Validating the Installation The following directions assume that...
Page 35 - Checkinstall for a Meta Collector - Advanced Usage; checkinstall utility will prompt you to specify a Meta Collector.
Validating the Installation 29 Validating Job --> com.storage.mbs.tsmcore.StoragePoolChildThread -SUCCESS_PERSISTING_STORAGEPOOLDETAILSValidating Job --> com.storage.mbs.tsmcore.TapeDetailsChildThread -SUCCESS_PERSISTING_TAPEDETAILSValidating Job --> com.storage.mbs.tsmcore.ClientNodesChild...
Page 36 - List Data Collector Configurations; Example Output
30 APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager List Data Collector Configurations Use this utility to list the various child threads and their configurations encapsulated within a data collector configuration. This utility can be used in conjunction with ot...
Page 39 - Starting the Data Collector; Data Collector Manual Startup; AIX
Data Collector Manual Startup 33 Application Administrator’s Guide 5 Chapter 1 Starting the Data Collector The installer configures the Data Collector to start automatically, however, it does not actually start it upon completion of the installation because you must first validate the installation. ...
Page 41 - Un-installing the Data Collector; Use the procedures in this chapter to un-install a Data Collector.; Un-install the Data Collector on UNIX
Un-install the Data Collector on UNIX 35 Application Administrator’s Guide 6 Chapter 1 Un-installing the Data Collector Use the procedures in this chapter to un-install a Data Collector. Un-install the Data Collector on UNIX 1. Login to the Data Collector Server as root . 2. Stop the Data Collector ...
Page 42 - Un-install the Data Collector on Windows
36 APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Un-install the Data Collector on Windows 1. Login to the Data Collector Server . (User should have Administrator privileges.) 2. Stop the Data Collector (agent) services.• Click Start > Settings > Control...
Page 43 - Appendix A - Troubleshooting; generated during the installation process.; Verify the Data Collector Configuration; Check the Configuration File
Verify the Data Collector Configuration 37 Chapter 1 Appendix A - Troubleshooting If the post-installation validation failed, this often is due to some simple configuration issues that can be fairly easily resolved. This appendix lists some of the common configuration issues. If the issue cannot be ...
Page 44 - Verify Connectivity
38 APTARE StorageConsole Data Collector Installation Guide for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Verify Connectivity Take the following steps to verify that the Data Collector Server can access the Portal Server: 1. Ping the Data Collector URL: ping http://aptareagent. yourdomain.com 2. Verify that the URL...
Page 45 - Appendix B - Data Collector Pre-Installation; Instance name referenced below is the value of the; command “q status” for the instance to which you are connected.; Administrator adminpass Analyst
39 Chapter 1 Appendix B - Data Collector Pre-Installation Worksheet Complete the worksheet below for each of the TSM Host Servers and the TSM Instances on the TSM Host Servers being polled by the Data Collector. The TSM Instance name referenced below is the value of the Server Name field returned by...