Hitachi Storage Viewer Data Collector Sizing Guide
   
Version 9.2.01
Hitachi Storage Viewer Data Collector Sizing Guide
Use the following guidelines to determine Data Collector Server requirements.
Supported Operating Systems
HDS highly recommends installing the Data Collector on a virtual machine (VM). The following systems are supported for 64-bit platforms and require JDK 1.7:
Operating System
Version
New Install
Upgrade
Windows Server (Recommended)
2012
Yes
Yes, requires .NET Framework 3.5*
Windows Server
2008
Yes
Yes
CentOS
5
No
Yes, but installer not provided.
CentOS
6
Yes
Yes, starting with version 9.0.1. Prior versions are not supported.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5
No
Yes, but installer not provided.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6
Yes
Yes, starting with version 9.0.1. Prior versions are not supported.
Solaris
10 and 11 (SPARC only)
For Symantec NetBackup collection only. Versions of Solaris below Solaris 10 Update 5 require a Centralized NetBackup Data Collector.
SUSE Linux Enterprise
11
Yes
Yes
* .NET Framework 4 is installed by default with Windows Server 2012. You must explicitly install .NET Framework 3.5 to support the WMI Proxy Service installation. You do not need to uninstall .NET Framework 4.
Data Collector Memory and CPU Guidelines
Use the following guidelines for Data Collector Servers.
Installation on a VM is recommended
2 - 4 vCPUs (physical processors assigned to a VM)
16 - 32 GB of memory
Factors Impacting Data Collector Performance and Memory Requirements
Because every environment has a unique set of resources, configured and tuned specifically for that environment,
there is no
one size fits all formula. Several factors can impact performance and memory requirements:
Number of active Data Collector Policies
Number of hosts and active probes per host
Number and types of storage arrays
Number of LUNs
Polling frequency and number of devices polled
Amount of data transmitted
Performance of array device managers