Ops Center Analyzer Installation and Configuration Guide

Version: 10.8.x; 10.7.x
Audience: anonymous
Part Number: MK-99ANA001-14

Overview
Ops Center Analyzer overview
Ops Center Analyzer system configuration
Authentication method in Ops Center Analyzer
Default installation directory
System requirements
System requirements for using the Analyzer OVA and Analyzer probe OVA
Requirements for the Analyzer OVA
Requirements for the Analyzer probe OVA
OS changes based on security best practices (OVA)
System requirements for using the installer
Analyzer server requirements
Analyzer detail view server requirements
Analyzer probe server requirements
Analyzer Windows probe requirements
Hardware sizing based on system scale
Port requirements
Supported ciphers
Supported ciphers for Analyzer probe
Supported ciphers for Analyzer Windows probe
Supported browsers
Monitoring target requirements
Monitoring target storage systems
Monitoring target hypervisors
Monitoring target hosts
Monitoring target FC switches
Installation by using the virtual appliances
Workflow for installing and using a virtual appliance
Installing Ops Center Analyzer and Analyzer detail view servers (VMware vSphere Client)
Running the setup tool (opsvmsetup)
Default settings for the guest operating system
Installing the Analyzer probe server and Protector Client (VMware vSphere Client)
Initial setup of the guest OS or VMs
Installation by using the installer
Workflow for installing using an installer
Installing or updating the prerequisite RPM packages
Increasing the maximum number of open files (Linux OS)
Installing Ops Center Analyzer and Analyzer detail view servers
Installing Analyzer probe server
Linux environment changed by the installer
Initial setup after installation
Initial setup of Analyzer detail view server
Workflow for initial setup
Registering Analyzer detail view server with Common Services
Setting up Analyzer detail view server
Assigning Analyzer detail view roles to Ops Center user groups
Initial setup of Analyzer probe server
Workflow for initial setup
Registering Analyzer probe server with Common Services
Setting up Analyzer probe server
Viewing Ops Center user groups for Analyzer probe
Initial setup of Analyzer server
Workflow for initial setup
Verifying access to the Analyzer server
Registering Ops Center Analyzer in Ops Center Common Services
Registering the license for Analyzer server
Changing the system account password
Assigning Analyzer permissions to Ops Center user groups
Setting up a connection with Analyzer detail view server
Configuring the mail server
Changing Ops Center Analyzer passwords
Changing the megha and meghadata passwords
Changing the real-time database password
Initial setup for connecting with Ops Center Automator
Connecting to Ops Center Automator when there is no link to Device Manager
Verifying that the Ops Center Automator host name can be resolved
Changing Common component settings
Checking user account permissions
Connecting to Ops Center Automator when linked to Device Manager
Verifying that the Ops Center Automator host name can be resolved
Changing Common component settings
Creating user accounts
Checking user account permissions
Creating a definition file to connect with Ops Center Automator
Format of definition files used to connect with Ops Center Automator
Resetting Common component settings
Configuring initial settings for limiting the I/O activity of Hitachi storage resources
Configuration overview for I/O controls using Ops Center Automator
Registering storage systems in the Ops Center API Configuration Manager
Setting up Ops Center Automator to run the I/O control configuration function
Configuring I/O control settings with user-defined scripts
Prerequisites for setting I/O controls (using a script)
Creating the script files
Editing built-in command templates
Creating an I/O control task
Running the script files
Checking the status of the script
Initial setup for enabling Granular Data Collection
Configuring SSH to use Granular Data Collection
Creating keys on the Analyzer server
Configuring the public key authentication
Verifying SSH connections
Registering storage systems for Granular Data Collection monitoring
Configuring initial settings for enabling the Analyzer server audit log
Enabling audit logging
Settings in the auditlog.conf file
Sample audit.log.conf file
Format of data output to the audit log
Adding a secondary Analyzer detail view server
Configuring the downloader on the Analyzer detail view server
Getting the Appliance UUID and configuring the intermediate FTP server
Configuring the RAID Agent to monitor Hitachi Enterprise Storage Systems
Determining the appropriate agent for collecting data
Workflow for adding the Hitachi Enterprise Storage probe
Setting up RAID Agent
Selecting the data collection method
Workflow for setting up the Hitachi Enterprise Storage probe (when using RAID Agent)
Migrating setting information from Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID to RAID Agent
Configuring RAID Agent for data collection using command devices and SVP
Configuring Analyzer probe server
Configuring storage systems
Connecting the RAID Agent host and the storage system
Configuring access to the command device from RAID Agent
Creating an instance environment
Configuring RAID Agent for data collection using command device and REST API
Configuring Analyzer probe server
Configuring storage systems
Connecting the RAID Agent host and the storage system
Configuring access to the command device from RAID Agent
Creating an instance environment
Importing a certificate to the truststore for RAID Agent
Configuring RAID Agent for data collection using SVP and REST API
Configuring Analyzer probe server
Configuring storage systems
Connecting the RAID Agent host and the storage system
Creating an instance environment
Importing a certificate to the truststore for RAID Agent
Configuring RAID Agent for data collection using REST API
Configuring Analyzer probe server
Configuring storage systems
Connecting the RAID Agent host and the storage system
Creating an instance environment
Importing a certificate to the truststore for RAID Agent
Setting up Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID
Requirements for adding the Hitachi Enterprise Storage probe (when using Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID)
Changing the data collected by Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID
Settings for communication from Analyzer probe server to Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID
Notes on using Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID
Values used for estimating disk space when using Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID
Migrating Hitachi Tuning Manager historical data
Setting up a Tuning Manager connection
Starting the data migration
Accessing Tuning Manager historical data
Changing the default migration connection settings
Notes and restrictions
Switching from Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID to RAID Agent
Configuring Virtual Storage Software Agent to monitor Virtual Storage Software Block
Setting up Virtual Storage Software Agent
Adding probes to the Analyzer probe
Adding Hitachi Enterprise Storage probe
Collecting additional configuration metrics
Collecting additional configuration metrics with Hitachi Configuration Manager
Collecting additional configuration metrics with Hitachi Device Manager
Switching from Hitachi Device Manager to Hitachi Configuration Manager
Adding Hitachi VSS Block Storage probe
Editing the Hitachi VSS Block Storage probe
Adding Hitachi NAS probe
Adding VMware probe
Viewing the host CSV file import status
Adding IBM Power Systems probe
Editing IBM Power Systems probe details
Adding Brocade FC Switch (BNA) probe
Adding Brocade FC Switch probe
Adding Cisco FC Switch (DCNM) probe
Adding Cisco FC Switch (CLI) probe
Encrypting the CSV file
Adding Linux probe
Installing the perl module
Adding third-party storage probes (add-on package)
Initial setup after adding a probe
Installing Analyzer Windows probe
Installing the Analyzer Windows probe
Data collection method
Configuring Analyzer Windows probe
Configuring the data collection method
Configuring the FTP or HTTPS server
Starting the Analyzer Windows probe service
Downloading the Analyzer Windows probe diagnostic data
Analyzer Windows probe configuration backup
Initial setup after adding a probe
Uninstalling the Analyzer Windows probe
Upgrade your Ops Center Analyzer environment
Upgrade workflow
Preparing for an upgrade
Installing or updating the prerequisite RPM packages
Upgrading the Analyzer detail view and the Analyzer servers
Upgrading the Analyzer probe server
Upgrading Analyzer Windows probe
Checking the settings after an upgrade
Reconfiguring the connection with Ops Center Automator after an upgrade
Configure external user authentication
External user authentication overview
Configuring multiple external authentication servers
Configuring LDAP authentication for Analyzer server
Workflow for configuring LDAP authentication
Configuring the LDAP directory server
Creating user accounts on an LDAP directory server
Checking the LDAP directory server settings
Creating an LDAP search user account
Connecting to the LDAP directory server
LDAP configuration properties
Settings for connecting directly to an LDAP directory server
Settings for using DNS to connect to an LDAP directory server
Settings for connecting directly to an LDAP directory server and an authorization server
Settings for using DNS to connect to an LDAP directory server and an authorization server
Examples of specifying settings in the exauth.properties file to use an LDAP directory server for authentication
Configuring RADIUS authentication for Analyzer server
Workflow for configuring RADIUS authentication
Configuring the RADIUS server
Creating user accounts on the RADIUS server
Configuring LDAP directory server as external authorization server
Connecting to the RADIUS server
RADIUS configuration properties
Settings for connecting directly to a RADIUS server
Settings for connecting directly to a RADIUS server and an authorization server
Settings for using DNS to connect to a RADIUS server and an authorization server
Examples of specifying settings in the exauth.properties file to use a RADIUS server for authentication
Configuring Kerberos authentication for Analyzer server
Workflow for configuring Kerberos authentication
Configuring the Kerberos server
Creating user accounts on the Kerberos server
Configuring LDAP directory server as external authorization server
Connecting to the Kerberos server
Kerberos configuration properties
Settings for connecting directly to a Kerberos server
Settings for using DNS to connect to a Kerberos server
Settings for connecting directly to a Kerberos server and an authorization server
Settings for using DNS to connect to a Kerberos server and an authorization server
Examples of specifying settings in the exauth.properties file to use a Kerberos server for authentication
Configuring external user authentication on the Analyzer probe server and the Analyzer detail view server
Configuring the SSL port
Verifying the Active Directory domain name
Matching non-default Active Directory server settings
Setting an explicit domain name for Active Directory
Managing Active Directory groups
Configure secure communications
About security settings
Workflow for configuring secure communications
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Configuring an SSL certificate (Analyzer server)
Creating a private key and a certificate signing request for Analyzer server
Submitting a certificate signing request (CSR) for Analyzer server
Enabling SSL communication for Analyzer server
Checking the expiration date of the certificate for Analyzer server
Deleting a certificate from the Analyzer server truststore
Importing Analyzer server certificates to the Analyzer server truststore
Configuring an SSL certificate (Analyzer detail view server)
Configuring a CA signed SSL certificate (Analyzer detail view server)
Configuring a self-signed SSL certificate (Analyzer detail view server)
Exporting a self-signed certificate for the Analyzer detail view server
Checking the expiration dates of certificates for Analyzer detail view server
Changing the SSL or HTTPS port number of the Analyzer detail view server
Deleting an SSL certificate from the Keystore
Importing Analyzer detail view server certificates to the Analyzer server truststore
Configuring an SSL certificate (Analyzer probe server)
Configuring a CA signed SSL certificate (Analyzer probe server)
Configuring a self-signed SSL certificate (Analyzer probe server)
Exporting a self-signed certificate for the Analyzer probe server
Checking the expiration dates of certificates for Analyzer probe server
Changing the SSL or HTTPS port number of the Analyzer probe server
Enabling strict host name checking between the Analyzer probe server and Analyzer detail view server
Enabling strict host name checking between the Analyzer probe server and Hitachi Enterprise Storage
Deleting an SSL certificate from the Keystore
Configuring an SSL certificate (HTTP Proxy)
Configuring an SSL certificate (real time data collection)
Enabling SSL encryption for real time data collection using a CA signed certificate
Enabling SSL encryption for real time data collection using a self-signed certificate
Configuring an SSL certificate (Ops Center Automator)
Importing Ops Center Automator certificates to the Analyzer server truststore
Configuring an SSL certificate (LDAP directory server)
Importing LDAP directory server certificates to the Analyzer server truststore
Requirements for an LDAP directory server certificate
Configuring an SSL certificate (Common Services)
Importing Common Services certificates to the Analyzer server truststore
Enabling TLS certificate verification for connecting to Common Services
Setting up SSL communication (RAID Agent)
Creating a private key and a certificate signing request for RAID Agent server
Submitting a certificate signing request (CSR) for RAID Agent
Enabling SSL communication for RAID Agent
Checking the expiration date of the RAID Agent certificate
Importing RAID Agent certificates to the Analyzer server truststore
Importing RAID Agent certificates to the Analyzer probe server truststore
Setting up SSL communication (Virtual Storage Software Agent)
Creating a private key and a certificate signing request for Virtual Storage Software Agent server
Submitting a certificate signing request (CSR) for Virtual Storage Software Agent
Enabling SSL communication for Virtual Storage Software Agent
Enabling TLS certificate verification for connecting to Virtual Storage Software Agent
Configuring an SSL certificate (Virtual Storage Software Block)
Importing Virtual Storage Software Block certificates to the Virtual Storage Software Agent truststore
Enabling TLS certificate verification for the On-demand real time monitoring
Replacing the HTTPS server certificate of the On-demand real time monitoring module
Enabling TLS certificate verification for connecting to HMC
Setting an SSL cipher suite
Setting an SSL cipher suite for the Analyzer detail view server or Analyzer probe server
Setting an SSL cipher suite for the HTTP proxy service
Setting an SSL cipher suite for the real time data collection service
Enabling host header validation for the Analyzer probe or Analyzer detail view servers
Configuring key-based authentication
Configuring key-based authentication to transfer data directly from Analyzer probe server to Analyzer detail view server
Configuring key-based authentication for the Analyzer detail view server
Restricting SMTPS and STARTTLS TLS versions
Changing the Analyzer detail view server UI session timeout
Changing Ops Center Analyzer system settings
Starting and stopping the Ops Center Analyzer services
Starting the Analyzer server services
Stopping the Analyzer server services
Starting the Analyzer detail view server or Analyzer probe server services
Stopping the Analyzer detail view server or Analyzer probe server services
Starting the RAID Agent services
Stopping the RAID Agent services
Starting the Virtual Storage Software Agent services
Stopping the Virtual Storage Software Agent services
Starting the On-demand real time monitoring module services
Stopping the On-demand real time monitoring module services
Changing the system information of Analyzer server
Changing the Analyzer server host name
Changing the Analyzer server IP address
Changing the port number used between Analyzer server and the web browser
Changing the SSL port number between the Analyzer server and a web browser
Changing the port number used between Analyzer server and Common component
Changing the port number between Analyzer server and the SMTP server
Changing the time settings of the Analyzer server
Change the format of syslog output
Moving an Analyzer server installation to another host
Changing the primary server information
Setting the domain to permit cross-domain access
Changing the system information of the Analyzer detail view server
Changing the IP address of the Analyzer detail view server
Updating Analyzer detail view server connection details on the Analyzer probe server
Reconfiguring the connection with Analyzer detail view server
Changing the default SSH port on the Analyzer detail view server
Enabling snapshot size data collection for Hitachi NAS storage system
Changing the port for On-demand real time monitoring of Hitachi Enterprise Storage
Changing the system information of the Analyzer probe server
Changing the Analyzer probe server host name when the Hitachi Enterprise Storage probe is added
Changing the Analyzer probe server host name when the Hitachi Enterprise Storage probe is not added
Changing the Analyzer probe server IP address when the Hitachi Enterprise Storage probe is added
Changing the Analyzer probe server IP address
Setting the time zone on the Analyzer probe server
Changing the port number used by the RAID Agent
Changing the port number of the RAID Agent REST Web Service
Restricting access to servers that access RAID Agent
Changing the data collection intervals of Analyzer detail view performance metrics
Changing the RAID Agent record collection interval for Hitachi Enterprise Storage probe
Changing data collection intervals for RAID Agent
Deleting an instance environment for RAID Agent
Collecting optional metrics for Brocade Network Advisor probe
Changing the configuration information collection time
Creating the collection time definition file
Enabling the definitions in the collection time definition file
Changing the maximum C/T delta value monitored when analyzing Universal Replicator performance
Enabling the Linux host processes data collection
Changing the port number of the On-demand real time monitoring module
Restricting the servers that can access the On-demand real time monitoring module
Upgrading the JDK for Virtual Storage Software Agent
Managing the Analyzer detail view server and the Analyzer probe server
Accessing the Analyzer detail view
Viewing Analyzer probe server status
Starting and stopping probes
Editing probes
Deleting probes
Viewing and updating the Analyzer detail view license
Viewing and updating the Analyzer probe license
Downloading the Analyzer probe server diagnostic data
Updating the downloader on the Analyzer detail view server
Analyzer detail view audit logs
Increasing the maximum number of open files (Linux OS)
Default meghadata user settings for Analyzer detail view server
Grouping data centers using custom attributes
Restarting the HTTP proxy service
Changing UID and GID on the Analyzer detail view server and Analyzer probe server
Enabling system account locking
Settings required when using a virus detection program
Backing up and restoring Ops Center Analyzer
Overview of Ops Center Analyzer backup and restore
Backing up Ops Center Analyzer
Backing up the RAID Agent
Backing up Virtual Storage Software Agent
Backing up the On-demand real time monitoring module
Backing up the Analyzer probe server
Backing up the Analyzer detail view server
Backing up the Analyzer server
Restoring Ops Center Analyzer
Restoring the RAID Agent
Restoring Virtual Storage Software Agent
Restoring the On-demand real time monitoring module
Restoring the Analyzer probe server
Restoring the Analyzer detail view server
Restoring the Analyzer server
Restoring the Analyzer server to the same host
Restoring the Analyzer server to a different host when Analyzer is not linked to Ops Center Automator
Restoring the Analyzer server to a different host when Analyzer is linked to Ops Center Automator (on the same host)
Restoring the Analyzer server to a different host when Analyzer is linked to Ops Center Automator (on another host) that is not linked to Device Manager
Restoring the Analyzer server to a different host when Analyzer is linked to Ops Center Automator (on another host) that is linked to Device Manager
Removing Ops Center Analyzer components
Removing Ops Center Analyzer and Analyzer detail view servers
Removing Analyzer probe server
Troubleshooting
Connection to the Analyzer server web client unsuccessful
Logging on to Analyzer server unsuccessful
Starting Analyzer server does not work
Analyzer server cannot connect to Analyzer detail view server
Analyzer probe server cannot connect to Analyzer detail view server using HTTPS
Cannot add a probe using an HTTPS connection in Analyzer probe
Cannot start the Analyzer Windows probe service from the Windows Services panel
Connection to RAID Agent fails when the on-demand real time monitoring function is used
Collecting maintenance information
Collecting the log file for the Analyzer server
Collecting the log file for the Analyzer detail view server and the Analyzer probe server
Collecting the log file for the RAID Agent
Collecting the log files of Virtual Storage Software Agent
Collecting the log file for the On-demand real time monitoring module
Disabling statistics collection for System Diagnostics
Enabling statistics collection for System Diagnostics
Restarting a probe stuck in the Stopping state
Enabling debug logs in Analyzer detail view server and Analyzer probe server
Analyzer probe server is unable to connect to SMU
Cannot collect performance information from Hitachi NAS platform even after adding the Hitachi NAS probe
Hitachi Enterprise Storage probe shows Processing delay status
Reducing performance spike events
RAID Agent services startup on Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle Linux 8
A JDK-related error occurs during upgrade
Resolving a JDK-related error for the Analyzer detail view server
Resolving a JDK-related error for the Analyzer probe server
Installing Ops Center Analyzer viewpoint
Overview of Analyzer viewpoint
Analyzer viewpoint system configuration
Prerequisites
System requirements
System requirements for using the Analyzer viewpoint OVF
OS changes based on security best practices (Analyzer viewpoint OVF)
System requirements for using the Analyzer viewpoint installer
Hardware requirements
Hardware sizing based on system scale
Port requirements
Supported browsers
Monitoring target storage systems
Monitoring target hypervisors, host, and switches
Installing Analyzer viewpoint using a virtual appliance
Workflow for installing Analyzer viewpoint by using a virtual appliance
Deploying the OVF
Using VM customization specification to configure the network
Manually configuring the network of the virtual machine
Installing Analyzer viewpoint by using the installer
Workflow for installing Analyzer viewpoint by using the installer
Installing or updating the prerequisite RPM packages
Installing Analyzer viewpoint (installer)
Changing a Linux host environment by using the installer
Replacing the HTTPS server certificate of Analyzer viewpoint
Enabling certificate verification for Analyzer viewpoint
Deleting a certificate registered in the Analyzer viewpoint truststore
Registering Analyzer viewpoint with Ops Center Common Services
Registering the Analyzer viewpoint license
Accessing Analyzer viewpoint
Setting up the monitoring environment
Ensuring that the Ops Center Common Services host name is resolvable
Advanced Configuration
Changing the maximum amount of memory used by the data collection process
Setting the URL for accessing Analyzer viewpoint
Configuring the Analyzer viewpoint host name
Changing the Analyzer viewpoint port number
Upgrading the JDK for Analyzer viewpoint
Settings required when using a virus detection program
Using Analyzer viewpoint
Creating user accounts
Assigning user roles
Changing the default data collection interval
Manually collecting data for a specific period
Setting the C/T delta value to monitor when Universal Replicator performance is analyzed
Collecting Analyzer viewpoint log files
Upgrading Analyzer viewpoint
Upgrading Analyzer viewpoint by using the virtual appliance
Upgrading Analyzer viewpoint by using the installer
Backing up and restoring Analyzer viewpoint
Backing up and restoring Analyzer viewpoint by using the VMware functionality
Backing up Analyzer viewpoint by using a command
Restoring Analyzer viewpoint by using a command
Removing Analyzer viewpoint
Analyzer viewpoint commands
backup command
change-etl-config command
config-cert command
restore command
Installing Virtual Storage Software Agent used by VMware vRealize Operations Manager
Virtual Storage Software Agent system configuration
Virtual Storage Software Agent requirements
Installing Virtual Storage Software Agent
Changing the Linux host environment with the installer
Setting up Analyzer server to use Virtual Storage Software Agent
Configuring Virtual Storage Software Agent settings
Importing Virtual Storage Software Agent certificates to Analyzer server truststore
Removing Virtual Storage Software Agent
Ops Center Analyzer CLI commands
List of Commands
Command usage guidelines
Usable characters for command arguments
backupsystem
changememory
collection_config
encryptpassword
hcmds64checkauth
Escaping special characters
hcmds64getlogs
hcmds64intg
hcmds64ldapuser
hcmds64prmset
hcmds64radiussecret
hcmds64srv
hcmds64ssltool
hcmds64unlockaccount
htmsrv
htmssltool
jpcinslist
reloadtemplate
restoresystem
setupcommonservice
User-specified properties file (config_user.properties)
Analyzer server audit events that are output to the audit log
Migrating Tuning Manager to Ops Center Analyzer
Server architecture
Migration overview
Tuning Manager data migration
About the migration process
Workflow for Migrating
Case 1: Staged move (Tuning Manager and Ops Center Analyzer used)
Installing the Ops Center Analyzer
Starting Ops Center Analyzer operations (simultaneous operations with Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID to RAID Agent used)
Completing the move to Ops Center
Case 2: Straight move to Ops Center Analyzer
Installing the Ops Center Analyzer
Starting Ops Center Analyzer operations (setup Analyzer probe server and RAID Agent)
Stopping instances of Tuning Manager - Agent for RAID and setting up RAID Agent
Completing the move to Ops Center

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