Installing this
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SolutionPack
- Core modules must be up-to-date in all servers because not all module dependencies are validated during theSolutionPackinstallation or update process.
- ClickAdministration.

- ClickCentralized Management.
- ClickSolutionPack Center.
- Select the SolutionPack in theBrowse and Install SolutionPackswindow.
- ClickInstall.
- Type the instance name.
- Assign a server for each component.In a typical four server deployment, the recommended servers are selected automatically.
- ClickNext.The window displays a note about Alert Consolidation.
- ClickNext.The window displays pre-configured alert details.
- To receive alerts, selectEnable the Host PowerPath Alerts.
- InRecipient for email alerts, enter the email addresses in which to send the alerts.
- ClickNext.The window displays data collection details.
- From theData collectiondrop-down menu, select existing settings that have been specified for other components, or selectAdd a new data collection.If you selectAdd a new data collection, type information about the data collection. InHostname or IP address to send data to, uselocalhoston port 2020, which is the Collector host where the Load Balancer Connector is installed.
- From theFrontend Web servicedrop-down menu, select existing settings that have been specified for other components, or selectAdd a new Frontend Web service.If you selectAdd a new Frontend Web service, type information about the Frontend Web service.
- LeaveEnable Topology Backend on data collectedchecked.
- From theTopology Servicedrop-down menu, select existing settings that have been specified for other components, or selectAdd a new Topology Service.If you selectAdd a new Topology service, provide information about the topology service and the web service. InTopology Service hostname or IP address, specify the Primary Backend.From theWeb-Service Gatewaydrop-down menu, select existing settings that have been specified for other components, or selectAdd new gateway. If you selectAdd new gateway, provide information about the web-service gateway where the topology service resides.
- Optionally, selectDo you want to configure advanced settingsto configure the metric collection level, polling intervals, collection thread settings, and the re-synch interval.
- InMetric Collect Level, select the level of metrics you want theSolutionPackto collect per VMware collector block. The Metric Collect Level is an internal setting that tells theSolutionPack for VMware vCenterhow much data to collect. This setting is not related to vCenter statistics levels.Collect-Level 1 collects the minimum required metrics related to capacity, topology, memory, and CPU.Collect-Level 2 collects all metrics supported by Collect-Level 1 and additionally all metrics related to disks and memory.Collect-Level 3 collects all supported metrics, which includes metrics collected under Collect-Level 1 and Collect-Level 2.
- InPolling interval for VMware vCenter collection, select a polling interval.
- InPolling interval for VM files only, select a polling interval.
- InNumber of collecting threads, enter the number of collection threads.
- InNumber of collecting threads for VM files, enter the number of collection threads.
- InRe-Sync interval, select an interval.
- ClickNext.
- FromEvent database, select a database.If you selectAdd a new Event Database, add the Primary Backend host in theDatabase hostname or IP addressfield.
- ClickNext.The window displays reports settings.
- ClickNext.
- SelectCollect performance metrics for PowerPath Busto collect performance metrics for all the logical Bus managed by PowerPath agent.
- SelectCollect performance metrics for PowerPath LUNsto collect performance metrics for all the logical devices managed by PowerPath agent.
- SelectCollect PowerPath range-bound performance metricsto collect range-bound performance metrics. Selecting this option increases metric count significantly. Be sure to correctly size your application before enabling this option.
- SelectDo you want to configure advanced settingsto set the absolute path location of the sudo and pbrun binaries.
- ClickInstall.
- ClickOk. Monitor the installation logs to ensure that the installation completes successfully.
- Click .
- ClickVMware vCenter (vmware-vcenter-collect <version>)for data collection and/orVMware vCenter (vmware-vcenter-events <version>)for vCenter events collection.Adding devices to discovery groupsThese steps describe how to add VMware vCenter hosts individually. For information about using discovery groups to use the same credentials to discover multiple VMware vCenter hosts, see.
- ClickAdd New Device.
- FromServer, select the server where the device will be dispatched.
- FromInstance, select the instance of the vmware-vcenter-collect where the device will be dispatched.
- InHostname or IP address, type the vCenter service host. Enter theUsernameandPasswordused to poll vCenter.
- ClickOk.
- ClickSave.