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Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

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Remote Data Collector Requirements

To use a remote Data Collector, configuration and software requirements must be met.

Configuration Requirements

The following table lists the configuration requirements that must be met to use a remote Data Collector.

Requirement Description
Primary Data Collector Before installing and configuring a remote Data Collector, the primary Data Collector must be installed, configured, and started (running). The remote Data Collector connects to the primary Data Collector.
Dell Storage Manager version The primary Data Collector and remote Data Collector must running the same version of Dell Storage Manager.
Dell Storage Manager username and password To connect the remote Data Collector to the primary Data Collector, you must provide an existing Dell Storage Manager username and password.
NOTE:The remote Data Collector does not support Active Directory users.
DNS configuration All managed Storage Centers must be defined in DNS at the local and remote sites. The primary Data Collector host and remote Data Collector host must be defined in DNS to allow the Data Collectors to communicate.

Software Requirements

The software requirements that apply to the primary Data Collector also apply to the remote Data Collector. However, a remote Data Collector uses the file system to store data so there is no database requirement.

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