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  3. Section VII. Data Collector Installation and Configuration for Cohesity NetBackup
  4. Introduction
  5. Distributed Data Collector (recommended for NetBackup)

Distributed Data Collector (recommended for NetBackup)

If collecting data from NetBackup, you can use a Distributed Data Collector, which is installed by default on a non-clustered NetBackup Primary Server. A Distributed Data Collector should ONLY be used to collect data from the NetBackup Primary Server and/or the appliance/Flex instance it resides on.

Figure: Example of a single primary server collection

Example of a single primary server collection

The below figure shows multiple NetBackup Primaries with a Distributed Data Collector installed on each NetBackup Primary, across two Data Centers. The Data Collectors point back to a IT Analytics Portal server, installed in a third Data Center.

Figure: Example of a multiple primary server collection

Example of a multiple primary server collection

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