• Commvault Simpana - The Data Collector uses JDBC as a read-only user (including executing some read-only functions) to collect point-in-time data from the Commvault Simpana CommServe database. The Data Collector also uses a Commvault Simpana command-line tool (sendLogFiles.exe - executed using WMI on the CommServe server) to collect log files from client machines managed by the CommServe server.

• EMC Avamar - The Data Collector uses JDBC as a read-only user to collect point-in-time data from the Avamar Management Console Server (MCS) database.

• EMC Data Domain - A Data Collector policy can be configured to use the command-line interface (CLI) to gather the details. Note that more details can be obtained via the CLI than with SNMP.

• EMC NetWorker - The Data Collector uses the NetWorker administration command-line utilities, such as mminfo, nsradmin, and nsrinfo.

• Generic Backup Data - Hitachi Storage Viewer for Backup can report on data from backup products that are not native to Storage Viewer—such as PureDisk, BakBone, and BrightStor. Using the backup vendor’s export feature, create a comma-separated values (CSV) file. The Storage Viewer Data Collection process will import the data into the Portal database.

• HP Data Protector - The Data Collector communicates with the Cell Manager—the server that runs session managers and core software to manage the backup details in the HP Data Protector internal database (IDB).

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) - The Data Collector interfaces with TSM using the TSM utility, dsmadmc, collecting data from the underlying TSM databases, including TSM Archives for LAN-free backups.

• Veritas Backup Exec - The Data Collector uses database commands to obtain information from each Backup Exec server.

• Veritas NetBackup - A single, centralized Data Collector can collect from multiple NetBackup Master Servers. A variety of probes can be selected to gather details such as tape inventory and storage lifecycle policies (SLP).