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  2. IT Analytics Data Collector Installation and Configuration Guide for Cohesity NetBackup
  3. Configure a Veritas NetBackup Data Collector Policy
  4. Configuring file analytics in NetBackup Data Collector policy
  5. Configure File Analytics
IT Analytics Data Collector Installation and Configuration Guide for Cohesity NetBackup

Configure File Analytics

Since the File Analytics is a component of the NetBackup Policy, it can provide analytics on the data captured from the hosts probed by the NetBackup policy. As a result, the hosts that you can configure to collect data for File Analytics become available only after the first probe cycle of the Backup Policies probe is complete. Until then, the tab displays No Host Available.

Remember to adhere to the prerequisites before you proceed with the configuration.

You can configure the following for File Analytics:

  • Enable File Analytics: Enables the File Analytics configuration.

  • Look for full backup up to: Determines the time span in number of days to look back for the last successful full backup.

  • Schedules: Allows you to configure a cron job or a time interval at which data collection can be triggered.

  • Automatically collect data from all backed up hosts: Enables collecting data from all the hosts probed by the NetBackup Policy but with respect to the policies relevant to File Analytics.

  • Select backed up hosts for data collection: Enables data collection from selective hosts probed by the NetBackup Policy.

  • Enable Collection: Marks the host for data collection. You must select a host from the Host Name column before clicking this option. Once marked for data collection, the Collection Status for the host is indicated as On.

  • Disable Collection: Removes the host from data collection. You must select a host from the Host Name column before clicking this option. After removal, the Collection status for host is indicated as Off.

  • Delete File Analytics Data: Deletes the data collected from the selected hosts and stored on the portal server. The data once deleted is not recoverable.

Once File Analytics is configured within the NetBackup policy, the respective data collection hosts are displayed in the Inventory as follows:

  • Primary Servers: Under Inventory > Backup Servers > Veritas NetBackup

  • Shares and volumes: Under Inventory > File Shares & Volumes > Volumes

  • Hosts: Under Inventory > Hosts > File Analytics

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