DataIQ and FileSystemAnalytics

Question

I have recently decided to deploy DataIQ (because my InsightIQ instance took a nose dive during an attempted upgrade and ruined the database) and I'm trying to understand how I can find parity between the two products. The Storage Monitoring section seems to be pretty analogous to what came before it, albeit a little harder to navigate through. The Data Management section is much more generic, and obviously aimed at a much wider audience, and non-Dell storage, which is great but it has its downsides; the Isilon/PowerScale FileSystemAnalytics job seems now to be absolutely redundant, which is a shame, because it was able to use the whole cluster to traverse the file system, rather than just having the single DataIQ system audit an entire cluster. At the moment, I think I plan to just setup an export in my System zone to walk the majority of my /ifs tree where my user data resides. Has anyone who has deployed DataIQ got any feedback, gotcha's or advice to share on what you wish you'd known in advance?

DELL-Sam L · Answer

Hello NBI-Adam, Here is a link to the Dell DataIQ Info Hub which has some useful guides and manuals. https://dell.to/3LqTJZg

NBI-Adam · Answer

Thanks Sam!

I have most of those documents printed and open on my desk!!

I really wanted to get a feel for the practical usage from a real life stance; theoretical knowledge is great and all but nothing beats experience.

Many Thanks,

Adam.

Isilon

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