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  3. Section VII. Data Collector Installation and Configuration for Cohesity NetBackup
  4. Configure a IT Analytics Distributed Data Collector on a NetBackup Primary Server
  5. Configure Data Collector on non-clustered NetBackup 10.1.1, 10.2, 10.2.01, 10.3 or 10.3.0.1 primary server
  6. Manage Data Collector installation on NetBackup (install/remove)

Manage Data Collector installation on NetBackup (install/remove)

You may need to manually install the Data Collector if it fails to install during the NetBackup install or upgrade. A failure to install the Data Collector does not cause the entire NetBackup primary server installation or upgrade to fail. The steps shown do not configure the Data Collector to connect with any portal. These steps only install the Data Collector.

Install

To manually install the Data Collector on a Linux primary server:

  1. Extract the installer from /usr/openv/ita_dc.tar.gz to a temporary location.

    The default Data Collector installer archive path is /usr/openv/ita_dc.tar.gz if you have opted not to install Data Collector while installing NetBackup.

  2. Run:
    <temporary_location>/dc_installer -i /usr/openv -n

To manually install the Data Collector on a Windows primary server:

  1. Locate the installation media kit and navigate to the x64/ITA_DC folder.
  2. Run:
    silentinstall.cmd /INSTALL_PATH:NetBackup_install_path /INSTALL_TYPE:INSTALL /REMOVE_NON_OEM_DIR:Y
Uninstall

To manually uninstall the Data Collector from a Linux primary server, run:

/usr/openv/analyticscollector/UninstallerData/uninstall_dc.sh -r

To manually uninstall the Data Collector from a Windows primary server:

  1. In Windows Programs and Features, locate IT Analytics Data Collector.
  2. Select and right-click on IT Analytics Data Collector and select Uninstall.

You can also use a uninstall script:

C:\ProgramData\Cohesity\IT Analytics\DC\silentuninstall.cmd 

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