Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Cisco zone alias)
64-bit OS. See the Certified Configurations Guide for supported operating systems.
When the IT Analytics system collects data from any vendor subsystem, the collection process expects name/value pairs to be in US English, and requires the installation to be done by an Administrator with a US English locale. The server's language version can be non-US English.
Supports Amazon Corretto 17. Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multi-platform, production-ready distribution of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK).
For performance reasons, do not install Data Collectors on the same server as the IT Analytics 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).
A single Data Collector can include all supported switches--Brocade and Cisco. In fact, this single Data Collector can be used for other enterprise objects, such as backup products and storage arrays.
The Data Collector accesses the SMI agent server to retrieve data, so the user ID and password for that server is required.
For Interconnected Cisco switches: Interconnected switches, which share the same VSAN, must all be configured in the same Data Collector policy.
Verify that a host-based SMI agent is installed. The SMI agent must be installed on a host that can communicate with the Fabric. See the relevant switch vendor documentation for details.