Administrator Guide

Remote Data Collector

A remote Data Collector provides access to Storage Manager disaster recovery options when the primary Data Collector is

unavailable.

Remote Data Collector Management

The Storage Manager Client can connect to the primary Data Collector or the remote Data Collector. In the event that the primary

Data Collector is unavailable and you need to access Storage Manager disaster recovery options, use the Client to connect to the

remote Data Collector.

When a remote Data Collector is installed and connected to the primary Data Collector, additional administrative options are available:

• Primary Data Collector: A client connected to the primary Data Collector displays the remote Data Collector status on the

Remote Data Collector tab in the Replications & Live Volumes view.

• Remote Data Collector: A client connected to the remote Data Collector displays only the Replications & Live Volumes view.

Conguration actions are limited to disaster recovery preparation and activation, which can be performed on the Restore Points

tab. The Primary Data Collector tab displays status information about the primary Data Collector.

NOTE: Remote Data Collectors do not support replications between Storage Centers and PS Series groups.

Remote Data Collector Requirements

To use a remote Data Collector, conguration and software requirements must be met.

Conguration Requirements

The following table lists the conguration requirements that must be met to use a remote Data Collector.

Requirement

Description

Primary Data Collector Before installing and conguring a remote Data Collector, the

primary Data Collector must be installed, congured, and started

(running). The remote Data Collector connects to the primary

Data Collector.

Storage Manager Version The primary Data Collector and remote Data Collector must be

at the same software version.

Storage Manager Username and password To connect the remote Data Collector to the primary Data

Collector, you must provide an existing Storage Manager

username and password.

NOTE: The remote Data Collector does not support

Active Directory users.

DNS Conguration All managed Storage Centers must be dened in DNS at the

local and remote sites. The primary Data Collector host and

remote Data Collector host must be dened in DNS to allow the

Data Collectors to communicate.

Remote Data Collector

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