About the IT Analytics Data Collector
IT Analytics is the solution for NetBackup reporting and analytics. IT Analytics 11.0 introduces a NetBackup-only feature set that is specifically created to help customers transition from OpsCenter to IT Analytics.
You can install the 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 IT Analytics Data Collector to communicate with the IT Analytics Portal once the installation completes successfully.
Once the NetBackup primary server is configured with Cohesity Alta Analytics or 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 IT Analytics Portal.
Once the Data Collector is installed and configured, the Data Collector reports NetBackup information to IT Analytics Portal or Cohesity Alta Analytics.
How NetBackup handles the Data Collector values in the answer file depends on the NetBackup version and the current state of the IT Analytics Data Collector.
Upgrades
If the IT Analytics Data Collector is installed and configured, the answer file is always ignored. The IT Analytics Data Collector handles the upgrades.
For pre-10.1.1 versions of NetBackup, if the IT Analytics Data Collector is not installed, NetBackup always honor the value in the answer file. If there is no value in the answer file, the IT Analytics Data Collector is installed by default.
For NetBackup versions 10.1.1 and later, if the IT Analytics Data Collector is not installed, NetBackup never installs IT Analytics Data Collector, regardless of the values in the answer file.
For NetBackup versions 10.1.1 and later, if the IT Analytics Data Collector is installed but not configured, NetBackup always upgrades the binaries to the latest version, regardless of the values in the answer file. This behavior insures the binaries are always current.
Regardless of version, the value NO in the answer file does not uninstall the IT Analytics Data Collector. You must manually uninstall the IT Analytics Data Collector.
For additional information:
See Installing the Data Collector software in the IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide.
See Clustering Data Collectors with VCS and Cohesity NetBackup in IT Analytics Data Collector Notes and Troubleshooting guide.