About the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector
NetBackup IT Analytics is the solution for NetBackup reporting and analytics. NetBackup IT Analytics 11.0 introduces a NetBackup-only feature set that is specifically created to help customers transition from OpsCenter to NetBackup IT Analytics.
You can install the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector during either the installation or the upgrade of NetBackup primary server. Only the binaries are deployed with NetBackup. You must configure the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector to communicate with the NetBackup IT Analytics Portal once the installation completes successfully.
Once the NetBackup primary server is configured with Veritas Alta Analytics or NetBackup IT Analytics, the process configures the Data Collector for data collection. You are required to configure the Data Collector manually if your NetBackup primary server is designed with an on-premises NetBackup IT Analytics Portal.
Once the Data Collector is installed and configured, the Data Collector reports NetBackup information to NetBackup IT Analytics Portal or Veritas Alta Analytics.
How NetBackup handles the Data Collector values in the answer file depends on the NetBackup version and the current state of the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector.
New installations
For new installations, NetBackup always honors the user-provided information. The answers you provide during an interactive installation or the values in the answer file determine if the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector is installed. If you do not provide a value in the answer file, Veritas installs the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector by default.
For additional information:
See Installing the Data Collector software in the NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide.
See Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Veritas NetBackup in NetBackup IT Analytics Data Collector Notes and Troubleshooting guide.