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  5. Section IV. End user
  7. Work with Capacity Manager host data collection
  9. Host access requirements
  11. For Windows Hosts Only

For Windows Hosts Only

  • A WMI Proxy server is required for collecting data from Windows hosts. It is critical for the Data Collector to gather this data in order to establish a host's relationship with storage. Without this information, all storage for a Windows host will be listed as local storage.

  • Microsoft Exchange 2003: The Data Collector uses WMI for data collection.

  • Microsoft Exchange 2007 and 2010: Data collection requires PowerShell remoting to be enabled on the Exchange server. The Data Collector connects to PowerShell via the WMI Proxy to execute the PowerShell commands. For details on remoting, see the Microsoft Administrator's Guide to Windows PowerShell Remoting.

  • Verify the method of collecting Windows HBA information. Windows Hosts require one of the following to determine SAN information:

    • HBAnyware from Emulex

    • SANsurfer Command Line Interface (SCLI) for Windows from QLogic (SCLI is a separate install from the base install of SANsurfer and often is not installed with the SANsurfer utility).

    • Fibre Channel Information Tool (fcinfo) from Microsoft

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