Before you install ApplianceWatch PRO, it is useful to have all of the installation information available.
- Management pack import
- Have you imported the ApplianceWatch management packs into Microsoft Operations Manager?
For more information on how to import a management pack into Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, see the Microsoft TechNet site.
- Data ONTAP storage controllers discovery
- Have you discovered the Data ONTAP storage controllers as Microsoft Operations Manager network devices?
You can discover your storage controllers using the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Discovery wizard.
- ApplianceWatch download
- Have you downloaded the ApplianceWatch software from the NOW site?
- Requirements
- Have you met the requirements for proper installation of ApplianceWatch?
- Credentials
- Do you have the appropriate credentials to install and run ApplianceWatch?
- Installation components
- Which components do you want to install?
You can customize your
ApplianceWatch installation by choosing one or more of the following components:
- Data ONTAP base management pack
- Required for any use.
- Data ONTAP PRO management pack
- Required for use in a virtualized environment.
- Data ONTAP reporting management pack
- Required to receive or generate any reports.
- Data ONTAP MetroCluster management pack
- Required for any use with MetroClusters and includes MetroCluster TieBreaker Manager and MetroCluster Recovery Assistant.
- Provisioning and cloning commandlets
- Required to permit provisioning and cloning operations to occur from Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager applications. The commandlets are separate from the rest of the management packs and are not dependant on them to function correctly. Rapid provisioning and cloning functionality requires the presence of WMI provider for Hyper-V hosts.
- ApplianceWatch PRO Agent
- Required for discovery of Hyper-V virtual machines and performance and resource optimization (PRO) functionality. ApplianceWatch PRO Agent is the WMI provider.
