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The vShield Manager data collector fetches the external traffic information from vShield Manager for the
following types of vCloud Director networks:
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Private routed org networks
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Routed vApp networks
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Fenced vApp networks
In the case that a routed or fenced vApp network is connected to a private routed org network, then the external
traffic information of the corresponding virtual machine is recorded at both, the vApp network level as well
as the org network level.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Install vCenter Chargeback Manager Data Collector,” on page 46
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“Install vCloud Director Data Collector,” on page 48
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“Install vShield Manager Data Collector,” on page 51
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“Upgrade Data Collectors,” on page 53
Install vCenter Chargeback Manager Data Collector
You can install and run more than one data collector. You can install an individual data collector instance using
the data collector installer.
You can install a data collector instance when installing vCenter Chargeback Manager and also install multiple
instances of the data collector by using the data collector installer. The data collector installer can be
downloaded from vCenter Chargeback Manager by clicking Download Data Collector from the Tools menu
on the top-right corner.
If you install multiple instances of the data collector, ensure that you provide the same vCenter Chargeback
Manager database and user account information when installing each instance. The job load is shared by the
data collector instances. If a data collector instance fails, the currently running jobs are taken up by other data
collector instances configured with the same vCenter Chargeback Manager.
If you are integrating vCenter Chargeback Manager with vCloud Director by installing the vCloud Director
data collector and vShield Manager data collector, then preferably install and run more than one instance of
the vCenter Chargeback Manager data collector. This ensures that the inventory and statistics information for
the vCenter Server instances added to vCloud Director and vCenter Chargeback Manager are synchronised
and available in the vCenter Chargeback Manager database even if a data collector instance fails.
Prerequisites
Before you start the installation, ensure that the system time of the machine on which the data collector is being
installed is the same as the vCenter Chargeback Manager and vCenter Chargeback Manager database system
time. That is, the system time of all these machines are in sync.
Procedure
1 Run the vCenter-CB-DC.exe file.
2 Click Next on the Introduction screen.
3 Accept the end-user license agreement, and click Next.
If the installer detects an individually installed data collector instance, you are provided with an option
to create a new instance or upgrade the existing instance.
4 Select Create New Data Collector, provide a name for the data collector instance, and click Next.
The default name is DataCollector. Ensure that the data collector instance name contains only ASCII
characters and starts with 'DataCollector'.
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