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Enterprise Manager 5.5 Installation and Setup Guide
Introduction
Enterprise Manager Data Collector gathers data and alerts from the connected Storage
Centers and stores the data in a database or flat file. Enterprise Manager clients, in turn,
connect to the Data Collector to send and receive information to and from managed
Storage Centers.
Primary and Remote Data Collectors
All Enterprise Manager installations require a primary Data Collector to store and manage
Storage Center data. In addition to the primary Data Collector, you can optionally install a
remote Data Collector.
A remote Data Collector is connected to the primary Data Collector and can be used to
activate a disaster recovery site if the primary Data Collector becomes unavailable. To
install a remote Data Collector, first install and configure the primary Data Collector using
the instructions in this section. After the primary Data Collector is installed, configured, and
running, you can then install a remote Data Collector that connects to the primary Data
Collector. See
Installing and Configuring a Remote Data Collector on page 23
for details on
installing a remote Data Collector.
Primary Data Collector Database Options
Before installing the primary Data Collector, determine the database to be used by Data
Collector to store data. Data can be stored using any of the following:
Note
The database option for storing data can be changed after installation. For
information on changing the Data Collector database after installation, see
change Data Collector data source on page 37
Installation Procedure
Installing and configuring the primary Data Collector includes these steps:
1 If necessary, install database software.
If you already have database software installed or if you want to use a flat file for
storing data, skip this step. Otherwise, install the database software you want to use
for creating the Data Collector database.
2 Install the primary Data Collector.
3 Configure the database and complete the Data Collector installation.
Database
Installation Instructions
Flat file
No database installation required.
MySQL 4.1 or 5.0 or 5.1
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
(or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
(or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express)
Complete installation before installing Data Collector.