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  3. Section IX. Data Protection
  4. Configuration for EMC Avamar
  5. Architecture overview (EMC Avamar)

Architecture overview (EMC Avamar)

The following diagram provides an example of how the EMC Avamar Data Collector could be deployed in your environment.

The Data Collector connects to the Avamar system and via JDBC, extracts data from the Management Console Server (MCS) Database. The Avamar connection information is retrieved from the Portal. This connection information includes parameters such as the user ID, password, and server address. The Avamar version is retrieved from the Avamar server. Open ports: 22 for SSH and 5555 for JDBC to MCS DB.

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