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Components Created After Discovery

After the first full discovery process is complete, each EMC Networker component, such as clients, schedules, etc. is mapped to the appropriate CommCell entity. The following versions of EMC Networker are supported for these EMC Networker components:

*Windows, Linux, and Unix supported.

Configuration entities

The following table lists the EMC Networker configuration entities that are discovered and how they are mapped to CommCell entities.

Device Entities

The following table lists the EMC Networker device entities that are discovered and how they are mapped to CommCell entities.

Media Entities

Components Created After Migration

The following table illustrates the CommCell Agents that are created for EMC Networker clients during the migration process:

Assigning Discovered Client Nodes to Additional Client Computer Groups

All EMC Networker client nodes discovered are initially grouped into a single Client Computer Group based on the instance from which the discovery operation was run.

Prior to a discovery operation, you can assign discovered client nodes to additional client computer groups as follows:

1. From the CommCell Console, right-click on the External Data Connector node, select an instance.
2. Right-click the subclient for which you want to discover EMC Networker data and click Properties.
3. From the General tab, specify a client computer group by:
   • In Select a Client Group for Discovered Clients, choose a client group from the pulldown menu.
   • Click Create New Group. Enter a name for the group, add clients to the group, and click OK.
4. Click OK.

Advanced Discovery Options

By default, incremental discovery operations collect only client configuration information. However, several additional options are available if you require more comprehensive information about the discovered clients. The following sections describe the options available.

To configure these settings, perform the following steps:

1. In the CommCell Browser, right-click the default subclient for which you want to discover EMC Networker data and click Discover.
2. From the General tab of the Discovery Options dialog box, click Advanced.
3. From the Advanced Discovery Options dialog box, select the desired options and click OK.

The following table describes the advanced operations available.

capture metadata using decoupled install

This method uses External Data Connector to populate EMC Networker Master Server database information into an XML file, which is then applied to an existing CommServe. This method does not require any direct connectivity between the EMC Networker Master Server and the CommServe, which is useful if deploying a new CommServe is not desirable in a particular environment.

This method consists of three phases:

1. Install External Data Connector on the EMC Networker Master Server
2. Create XML Files Containing EMC Networker Database Information
3. Populate the XML Files in a CommServe

The following sections describe these phases in detail.

Install External Data Connector on the EMC Networker Master Server

External Data Connector must first be installed on the EMC Networker Master Server. To perform this installation in the absence of a CommServe, use the Decoupled Install feature.

Create an XML File Containing EMC Networker Database Information

Once External Data Connector is installed on the EMC Networker Master Server, a bundle file containing the EMC Networker database information must be created. This can be accomplished from the command line as follows:

1. From the command line, navigate to the base folder for the External Data Connector software.
2. On Windows, execute the following command:

   CVForeignHandler –collectdata –vendor 12 -vm "<Instance_Name>" –cn "<Client_Name>"

   For example:

   CVForeignHandler –collectdata –vendor 12 -vm "Instance001" –cn "client1"

   By default, this command will populate all contents of the EMC Networker database into a .zip file in the JobResults folder.

3. On Linux and Unix, execute the following command:

   ../iDataAgent/CVForeignHandler –collectdata –vendor 12 -vm "<Instance_Name>" –cn "<Client_Name>"

   For example:

   ../iDataAgent/CVForeignHandler –collectdata –vendor 12 -vm "Instance001" –cn "client2"

   By default, this command will populate all contents of the EMC Networker database into a .gz file in the JobResults folder.

Populate the XML File in the CommServe

Once the XML file is created, it must be copied to the CommServe computer and populated into the CommServe database. To do so:

1. Copy the XML file into the desired location on the CommServe computer.
2. From the CommCell Console, initiate a Discovery operation.
3. From the General tab of the Advanced Discovery Options dialog box, select the following options:
   • Full Sync to populate all information in the XML file.
   • Merge from folder to identify the XML file that contains the EMC Networker Master Server information. You can use the Browse option to navigate to the location of the XML file.
4. Click OK.

The EMC Networker Master Server information will be populated into the CommServe database.

scheduling discovery jobs

If External Data Connector was installed on a client computer using the advanced install option, an EMC Networker instance was created automatically for you and Steps 1 and 2 can be skipped below. Otherwise, you will need to create an instance before running a Discovery operation.

1.	From the CommCell Console, right-click on the External Data Connector node, click New Instance, and select EMC Networker.
2.	Enter an instance name. Click OK. An instance, default backup set, and subclient are now created and ready for the discovery process.
3.	Right-click the subclient for which you want to discover EMC Networker data and click Discover.
4.	From the Job Initiation tab of the Discovery Options dialog box, select Schedule.
5.	From the Schedule Details dialog box that appears, select the appropriate scheduling options.
6.	Click Options to view the Advanced Schedule Options dialog box. Specify the following options: Range of recurrence: Specify the date on which you want this schedule to take effect. Repeat: Select the value for which you want to run the job repeatedly on the day in which the job is scheduled to run. Time Zone: Select a specific time zone from which the job schedule time will be based. You can also confirm and/or edit (where applicable) your choices from the Job Summary tab. For a monthly or yearly schedule, you can select either a standard calendar or a custom calendar. Click OK once all the desired options have been configured.
7.	Click OK. Your discovery operation will execute according to the specified schedule. You can track the progress of the backup job from the Job Controller window. When the backup has completed, the Job Controller displays Completed.

Related Reports

A variety of reports are available that provide detailed information on previously run EMC Networker jobs, as well as jobs run using the CommCell software after migration, as described below:

CommCell Reports

After your first discovery, you can run CommCell Reports to obtain information on all past EMC Networker data protection and recovery jobs.

By default, all reports display information according to CommCell entities; that is, a EMC Networker policy will appear as a subclient, and so on. However, several reports can be customized to display information according to the original EMC Networker entity. While the details of the report remain the same in either case, this option is useful as a tool for new CommCell users who may not be familiar with CommCell components.

Refer to the Reports - Overview topic for complete details.

CommNet Reports

In addition to the CommCell reports, you can also generate CommNet reports if your CommCell includes CommNet software. CommNet reports allow you to view and analyze data related to various aspects of different entities like CommCells, Clients, MediaAgents and libraries in the CommNet domain. Information is presented in a logically grouped, tabular format, with the ability to also plot the information as a bar chart or pie chart wherever possible. On all reports and summaries, and in addition to selected pie or bar charts, the exact chart details display in a data table.

Refer to the CommNet Reports topic for complete details.