Install Guide

Steps
1. Download the Storage Manager Data Collector software.
The Storage Manager Data Collector is available for download from the Drivers & Downloads tab of the storage system support page
located at Dell.com/support.
2. Unzip the software, and double-click the Storage Manager Data Collector Setup file.
The Storage Manager Data Collector - InstallShield Wizard appears.
3. Select a language from the drop-down menu, and click OK.
4. Click Next.
The License Agreement page appears.
5. Read the license agreement and click Yes to accept it.
6. (Optional) Change the destination folder of Data Collector installation:
a. Click Browse.
b. Navigate to the folder in which to install the Data Collector.
c. Click OK.
7. Click Next.
The Data Collector page is displayed.
8. Select the Configure as Remote Data Collector radio button.
a. Type the host name or IP address of the Primary Data Collector in the Server field.
b. Type the web server service port number of the Primary Data Collector in the Web Server Service Port field.
c. Type the user name of the administrator user on the Primary Data Collector in the User Name field.
d. Type the password of the administrator user on the Primary Data Collector in the Password field.
9. Click Next.
The Remote Data Collector connects to the Primary Data Collector, and the Ports page is displayed.
10. To specify a different port number for the Web server service, type the port number in the Enable Web Server Service Port field.
11. To enable Server Agent services, select the Enable Server Agent Services Port checkbox.
To specify a different port number for the Server Agent services, type the port number in the Enable Server Agent Services Port
field.
12. Click Next.
The Summary page is displayed.
13. Click Install.
Migrating an Existing Data Collector to a New Data
Collector
To use a new Data Collector as the primary Data Collector, migrate an existing Data Collector to a new Data Collector.
These Data Collector objects are transferred during a migration:
• Users and user groups
• Storage Center mappings
• Password configuration settings
• Internal database information
Data Collector Migration Requirements
The following requirements must be met to migrate an existing Data Collector to a new Data Collector.
• If the existing Data Collector uses a Microsoft SQL Server database, the firewall on the Windows server that will host the new Data
Collector must be configured to allow outbound communication on port 1433.
• If the existing Data Collector uses a MySQL database, the firewall on the Windows server that will host the new Data Collector must
be configured to allow outbound communication on port 3306.
• The Windows server that will host the new Data Collector must meet the requirements described in Data Collector Requirements on
page 8.
• The Windows server that will host the new Data Collector must be different than the server that hosts VMware vCenter.
• The tasks described in Planning and Preparation on page 14 must be complete.
• The user installing the Data Collector must be a member of the Administrators group on the Windows server.
Installing and Configuring the Data Collector
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