Veritas APTARE IT Analytics 10.6: Administration

Acquire the skills to gain unified insights for multi-vendor backup, storage, and virtual infrastructure in heterogeneous IT environments with the Veritas APTARE IT Analytics 10.6: Administration course.

You will learn the general principles, deployment, configuration, and management of APTARE IT Analytics, how to best utilize it for comprehensive IT analytics, and to deliver actionable insights through a single-pane-ofglass across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.

Students should be familiar with network, backup, storage, cloud (on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments), and database concepts. Administration and configuration of Windows or Linux operating systems are required. Knowledge of IT Analytics is not required but preferred.

• Describe the functionality of APTARE IT Analytics and

how it works in Cloud and On-premise environments.

• Install the Portal on a Windows and Linux server.

• Work with the APTARE IT Analytics Portal.

• Install and work with APTARE IT Analytics Data

Collectors.

• Manage and monitor Hosts, Backup Servers, and

Host Groups.

• Collect data for Capacity and the Cloud.

• Collect data for Backup and Virtualization.

• Create different types of reports and report templates,

manage, schedule, and organize reports.

• Work with and manage Alert policies.

• Manage and monitor APTARE IT Analytics.

• Provide an overview of the Storage Optimization

solution and Risk Mitigation solution.

• Create a Dynamic Template using the Dynamic

Template Designer.

• Describe the functionality and use of the SQL

Template Designer.

• List the use of APTARE log files, supported

configurations, and Rules.

This course is intended for technical professionals responsible for the design, configuration, operation, monitoring, and support of APTARE IT Analytics

Introducing APTARE IT Analytics

• APTARE IT Analytics: Overview

• APTARE IT Analytics: Architecture and Components

Installing the APTARE IT Analytics Portal

• Certified Configurations

• Licensing Overview

• Installing the Portal on a Linux Server

• Installing the Portal on a Windows Server

• Portal Server Ports

• Single Sign-on Overview

Labs:

• Exercise A: Installing Oracle Database Application

Binaries

• Exercise B: Installing the Portal Application Binaries

• Exercise C: Installing the Database Schema

• Exercise D: Installing the License Key File

Installing the APTARE IT Analytics Data Collectors

• Certified Configurations

• Installing the Data Collector on a Windows Server

• Installing the Data Collector on a Linux Server

• Manually Starting the Data Collector

• Data Collector Server Ports

Labs:

• Exercise A: Adding Data Collectors

• Exercise B: Installing Data Collectors

Working with APTARE IT Analytics Portal

• Understanding the APTARE IT Analytics Portal

• Understanding Inventory

• Providing Portal Access and User Authentication

Labs:

• Exercise A: Using Search to Navigate the APTARE IT

Analytics Portal

• Exercise B: Filtering Data in Management Grids

• Exercise C: Working with Advanced Filters

• Exercise D: Selecting Columns on Management

Pages

• Exercise E: Using the Inventory Navigator

• Exercise F: Creating Portal User Accounts

• Exercise G: Working with User Groups

Managing Hosts, Backup Servers, and Host Groups

• Hosts, Backup Servers, and Host Groups

• Managing Attributes and Objects

Labs:

• Exercise A: Adding Host Groups

• Exercise B: Assigning a New Host/Server to a Host

Group

• Exercise C: Managing Host Groups

• Exercise D: Decommission and Recommission Hosts

and Backup Servers

• Exercise E: Adding and Managing Attributes

Collecting Data for Capacity and the Cloud

• Data Collection for Capacity Overview

• Configuring Data Collection for Capacity (NetApp)

• Configuring File Analytics Data Collection

• Analyzing Files

• Working with Host Data Collection

• Configuring Data Collection for Amazon Web

Services (AWS)

• Configuring Data Collection for Microsoft Azure

• Configuring Data Collection for OpenStack Ceilometer

• Configuring Data Collection for OpenStack Swift

Labs:

• Exercise A: Creating a NetApp User with API

Privileges

• Exercise B: Adding a NetApp Data Collector Policy

• Exercise C: Adding a File Analytics Data Collector

Policy

• Exercise D: Configuring Host Discovery and

Collection

• Exercise E: Verifying Data Collection in the Portal

Collecting Data for Backup

• Data Collection: Overview

• Configuring Data Collection for Veritas Backup Exec

• Configuring Data Collection for Veritas NetBackup

• Discovery Policies for Veritas NetBackup

• Dashboard for Backup Performance

• NetBackup Appliances

Labs:

• Exercise A: Adding a Veritas Backup Exec Data

Collector Policy

• Exercise B: Adding a Veritas NetBackup Data

Collector Policy

• Exercise C: Validating Data Collection

Collecting Data for Virtualization

• Configuring Data Collection for VMware

• Configuring Data Collection for Microsoft Hyper-V

• Configuring Data Collection for IBM VIO

Labs:

• Exercise A: Creating a VMware Read-Only User with

Required Permissions

• Exercise B: Adding a VMware Data Collector Policy

• Exercise C: Manually Running VMware Data

Collection

• Exercise D: Adding a Microsoft Hyper-V Data

Collector Policy

• Exercise E: Manually Running Hyper-V Data

Collection

Working with Reports

• Working with Reports

• Generating Reports

• Maintaining Reports

Labs:

• Exercise A: Navigating Reports

• Exercise B: Selecting the Report Scope

• Exercise C: Configuring Report Scope with Attributes

• Exercise D: Searching for Hosts in the Report Scope

Selector

• Exercise E: Generating Reports

• Exercise F: Using Advanced Filtering for Tabular

Reports

• Exercise G: Accessing APTARE Reports with Out-ofthe-Box Dashboards

• Exercise H: Accessing APTARE Reports with the

REST API

• Exercise I: Modifying and Deleting a Saved Report

Sharing, Scheduling, and Organizing Reports

• Distributing, Sharing, Scheduling, and Alerting

• Organizing Reports

• Understanding Report Data Caching

Labs:

• Exercise A: Exporting and Emailing Reports and

Dashboards

• Exercise B: Scheduling Exported and Emailed

Reports and Dashboards

• Exercise C: Viewing and Managing Scheduled

Reports

• Exercise D: Sharing Reports, Dashboards, and

Folders

• Exercise E: Setting Up Alerts for Tabular Reports

Viewing and Using Alerts

• Working with Alerts

• Managing Alert Notifications

Labs:

• Exercise A: Managing Alert Policies

• Exercise B: Managing Report-Based Alerts

• Exercise C: Suppressing and Viewing Suppressed

Alerts

Managing and Monitoring APTARE IT Analytics

• Configuring Master Schedules and Backup Windows

• Adding Policies

• Customizing with Advanced Parameters

• Managing the Portal Environment

• Managing and Monitoring Data Collection

Labs:

• Exercise A: Configuring Master Schedules and

Backup Windows

• Exercise B: Adding and Editing Policies

• Exercise C: Managing and Monitoring Data Collection

Solutions Administration

• Storage Optimization Solution

• Risk Mitigation Solution

Labs:

• Exercise A: Configuring and Enabling Storage

Optimization Rules

• Exercise B: Configuring Risk Mitigation Rules

Working with the Dynamic Template Designer

• Working with the Dynamic Template Designer

• Configuring Different Dynamic Templates

Labs:

• Exercise A: Modifying an Out-of-the-Box Dynamic

Template

• Exercise B: Creating a Dynamic Template

• Exercise C: Configuring a Bar Chart Dynamic

Template

• Exercise D: Configuring a Pie Chart Dynamic

Template

Working with the SQL Template Designer

• Working with the SQL Template Designer

• SQL Template Designer: Advanced Options

Labs:

• Exercise A: Creating a SQL Template

• Exercise B: Formatting the SQL Template Output

• Exercise C: Saving and Sharing Report Templates

Appendix A: APTARE Log Files, Supported

Configurations, and Rules

• Portal Server Log Files

• Data Collector Log Files

• Data Collection - Host Resources Supported

Configurations

• Data Collection for Backup: Backup Solutions and

Versions

• Storage Optimization Rules and Logic

• Risk Mitigation Rules

• Configuring Different Dynamic Templates