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Data Collector Management
The Storage Manager Data Collector is a Windows service that collects reporting data and alerts from managed Storage Centers.
The Data Collector service is managed by the Data Collector Manager.
Using the Data Collector Manager
Use Data Collector Manager to view the status of the Data Collector, start and stop the Data Collector service, and set Data
Collector properties.
Starting the Data Collector Manager
Start the Data Collector Manager and log in as a user with the Administrator privilege.
Prerequisites
• If the Data Collector is not congured to use an external Active Directory or OpenLDAP directory service, you must know the
user name and password for a local
Storage Manager user account that belongs to the Administrator user group.
• If you want to log on as an Active Directory or OpenLDAP user, the Data Collector must be congured to use an external Active
Directory or OpenLDAP directory service, and your directory user account or directory user group must be added to the
Administrator user group.
Steps
1. Start the Storage Manager Data Collector Manager application. The Data Collector Manager Login screen appears.
Figure 123. Data Collector Manager Login Screen
2. Enter the user name and password of a user that has the Administrator privilege in the User Name and Password elds.
• For OpenLDAP, the user name format is supported (example: user).
• For Active Directory, the following user name formats are supported:
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