Administrator Guide

CAUTION: To prevent data corruption, make sure that another Data Collector is not using the new database.
Steps
1 If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list, click (Home) in the left navigation pane.
2 Click Data Collector.
The Data Collector view is displayed.
3 Click the General tab, and then click the Database subtab.
4 Click Change Data Source.
The Change Data Source dialog box opens.
5 Select the type of database from the Database Type drop-down menu.
6 Type the host name or IP address of the database server in the Hostname or IP Address eld.
7 Type the port number of the database server in the Port eld.
8 Type the user name and password of a user account that has database administrator rights in the User Name and Password elds.
9 If Auto-Create Database Password is selected, the default password for the compmsauser database user is R3p0r!cty4sgs.
To specify a password for the compmsauser database user, select Specify Database Password and type the password in the DSM
DB User Password and Conrm Password eldd.
10 To migrate historical data from the current database to the new database, clear the Do not migrate any data from previous data
source checkbox.
• To migrate I/O usage data, select the Migrate IO Usage Data checkbox, then select either Day or Week from the drop-down
menu and specify the number of days or weeks of I/O usage data to move in the Migrate Last eld.
• To migrate storage data, select the Migrate Storage Usage Data checkbox, then select either Day or Week from the drop-down
menu and specify the number of days or weeks of storage data to move in the Migrate Last eld.
• To migrate replication data, select the Migrate Replication Usage Data checkbox, then select either Day or Week from the drop-
down menu and specify the number of days or weeks of replication data to move in the Migrate Last eld.
11 Click OK.
Change the Database Connection
Use this procedure to change the host name, IP address, or port for the database server.
1
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list, click (Home) in the left navigation pane.
2 Click Data Collector.
The Data Collector view is displayed.
3 Click the General tab, and then click the Database subtab.
4 Click Change Connection.
The Change Data Connection dialog box opens.
5 Type the host name or IP address of the database server in the Database Server eld.
6 Type port number of the database server in the Database Port eld.
7 Type the user name and password of a user account that has database administrator rights in the User Name and Password elds.
8 Click OK.
The Data Collector Restart dialog box opens.
9 Click Yes.
The Data Collector service stops and restarts.
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