For details, refer to the Hitachi Storage Viewer Certified Configurations Guide and the Hitachi Storage Viewer Data Collector Installation Guide for Capacity.

NetApp - Planning the Data Collector Deployment

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NetApp - Planning the Data Collector Deployment

1. Identify a server where the Data Collector software will be installed. Server requirements include:

• 64-bit OS. See the Hitachi Storage Viewer Certified Configurations Guide for supported operating systems.

• Support Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.7.

• For performance reasons, HDS recommends that you do not install Data Collectors on the same server as the Hitachi Storage Viewer Portal. However, if you must have both on the same server, verify that the Portal and Data Collector software do not reside in the same directory.

• Install only one Data Collector on a server (or OS instance).

2. On the Data Collector server, add entries to the local hosts file, both resolving to the Portal server IP address.

Example:

• 172.16.2.2 hbsmportal.<yourdomain>.com

• 172.16.2.3 hbsmagent.<yourdomain>.com

Data Collector Configurations Specific to NetApp 7-Mode

1. Note the port used by the NetApp 7-Mode Data Collector: TCP 443.

2. Gather the following required configuration details:

• NetApp Addresses: IP addresses or names.

• User ID & Password: Read-only user ID and password.

3. Create a NetApp User with API privileges:

filer> useradmin role add apirole -a login-http-admin,api-*

filer> useradmin group add apigroup -r apirole

filer> useradmin user add apiuser -g apigroup

NOTE: For the role command, do not include a space after the comma.

If HTTP Access is Disabled on the vFiler

Some environments with vFilers (7-mode) disable HTTP access to the vFiler. In this situation, the Data Collector must use tunneling to retrieve data from the vFiler.

To enable access via tunneling, add the security-api-vfiler parameter to the api role, as shown in the following example:

filer> useradmin role add apirole -a login-http-admin,api-*,security-api-vfiler

Configure a Data Collector policy using the following additional details.


Field	Description
Domain	Typically, only one domain is listed; Managed Services Providers will have a domain for each customer.
NetApp Address	Comma-separated list of IP addresses or host names to be probed.
User ID & Password	View-only user ID and password for the NetApp storage system.
Schedule	The following data can be scheduled for collection: • Array Capacity • Array Performance • File Analytics
Minimum Volume Size (GB)	For File Analytics data collection, the minimum volume size (GB) for collected volumes
Minimum Volume Utilization (GB)	For File Analytics data collection, the minimum amount of utilized space (GB) for collected volumes.
Specific Volume Inclusions/Exclusions	Filter the list of volumes by supplying a list of volumes to be either included/excluded for data collection. Enter a comma-separated list of volumes.

1. On the Data Collector server, install/update the Data Collector software, using the instructions in the Hitachi Storage Viewer Data Collector Installation Guide for Capacity.