IBM APTARE 6.5 - Manual (Page 10)

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
because an agent is used to obtain information from NetBackup.
Data Collection by Storage Array
• Capacity Manager - The Data Collector communicates with the storage array’s system
service processor (SSP) and hosts to gather storage capacity data.
Data Collector Server - This is the physical server on which the Data Collector is
installed. It can be any server within your network that is Java 1.5 compatible.
For Backup Manager, where you install the Data Collector depends on your backup
solution. NetBackup is the only backup solution that requires that the Data Collector
reside on each Master Server. For all other backup solutions, the Data Collector can run
on a standalone server, the Portal Server, or any Backup Server.
In the case of Capacity Manager, the Data Collector can run on a stand-alone server or
the Portal server. In some cases—such as EMC Symmetrix arrays—the Data Collector
must reside on the system that is running the SAN management software.
A single installation of the Data Collector supports any number of servers. The only real
limitation is the memory and CPU processing power of the server on which the Data
Collector resides.
Planning Data Collector Deployment
In most cases, a single instance of the Data Collector can support any number of backup
servers or storage arrays. However, each environment has its own unique deployment
configuration requirements, so it is important to understand where the Data Collector
software must be installed so that you can determine how many Data Collectors must be
installed and which servers are best suited for the deployment.
Use the following guidelines to plan the installation of Data Collectors.
Backup Manager:
• One Data Collector for each backup product—EMC Legato NetWorker, Tivoli Storage
Manager, VERITAS Backup Exec, and HP Data Protector.
Capacity Manager:
• One Data Collector for each storage array type—EMC or Hitachi
• Host Resources do not require a dedicated Data Collector for each resource. If you have a
Storage Array Data Collector, the Host Resources collector is inherently part of that Data
Collector. However, if for some reason you do not have a Storage Array Data Collector, you
can install a Host Resources Data Collector.
Refer to the Pre-Installation Setup chapter for specific requirements and a worksheet
for assembling the details needed for Data Collector installation.