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  3. Section VII. Data Collector Installation and Configuration for Cohesity NetBackup
  4. Configure a Veritas NetBackup Data Collector Policy
  5. Veritas NetBackup Data Collector policy configuration prerequisites

Veritas NetBackup Data Collector policy configuration prerequisites

Prerequisites

To add a Veritas NetBackup Data Collector policy, you must have:

  • Data Collector added on the IT Analytics Portal. Preserve the user ID and passcode used while adding a Data Collector on the portal and use the same credentials to install and configure the Data Collector software on the Data Collector server.

  • Data Collector server installed with the collector software.

    For specific prerequisites, see the Chapter 6: Centralized Data Collector for NetBackup Prerequisites, Installation and Configuration.

    Centralized Data Collector for NetBackup - Prerequisites, Installation, and Configuration

  • NetBackup Primary Server (RBAC or NBAC) user credentials with the required access permissions. The steps to enable the access permissions for NetBackup users are described below.

    Note:

    After modifications of the access rights, RBAC user must run bpnbat -login -loginType WEB command as non-root user.

See Create NetBackup Data Collector Role, Service Account, and API Key .

See Add a Veritas NetBackup Data Collector policy.

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