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  3. Section IV. End user
  4. Manage and monitor data collection
  5. Data collection installation summary

Data collection installation summary

  1. Update the Local Hosts file on the Data Collector server or on any available client with web-browsing capabilities. This enables Portal access.

  2. In the Portal, add a Data Collector, if one has not already been created.

  3. In the Portal, add the vendor-specific data collector policy.

  4. On the Data Collector Server, install the Data Collector software.

  5. If collecting from Windows hosts, install the WMI Proxy Service on one of the Windows hosts.

  6. Validate data collection is successful.

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