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Prepare for Keystone Collector installation in private mode

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Before installing Keystone Collector in an environment without internet access, also known as a dark site or private mode, ensure your systems are prepared with the necessary software and meet all required prerequisites.

Requirements for VMware vSphere

  • Operating system: VMware vCenter server and ESXi 8.0 or later

  • Core: 1 CPU

  • RAM: 2 GB

  • Disk space: 20 GB vDisk

Requirements for Linux

  • Operating system (choose one):

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.6 or any later 8.x series

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 or later versions

    • Debian 12

  • Core: 2 CPU

  • RAM: 4 GB

  • Disk space: 50 GB vDisk

    • At least 2 GB free in /var/lib/

    • At least 48 GB free in /opt/netapp

The same server should also have the following third-party packages installed. If available through the repository, these packages will be automatically installed as prerequisites:

  • RHEL 8.6+ (8.x)

    • python3 >=v3.6.8, python3 <=v3.9.13

    • podman

    • sos

    • yum-utils

    • python3-dnf-plugin-versionlock

  • RHEL 9.0+

    • python3 >= v3.9.0, python3 <= v3.9.13

    • podman

    • sos

    • yum-utils

    • python3-dnf-plugin-versionlock

  • Debian v12

    • python3 >= v3.9.0, python3 <= v3.12.0

    • podman

    • sosreport

Note Only the third-party packages listed above are supported on Keystone Collector. Installing additional software is not supported and may impact collector performance, data collection, and billing accuracy.

Networking requirements

The networking requirements for Keystone Collector include the following:

  • Active IQ Unified Manager (Unified Manager) 9.10 or later, configured on a sever with the API Gateway functionality enabled.

  • The Unified Manager server should be accessible by the Keystone Collector server on port 443 (HTTPS).

  • A service account with Application User permissions should be set up for the Keystone Collector on the Unified Manager server.

  • External internet connectivity is not required.

  • Each month, export a file from Keystone Collector and email it to the NetApp support team. For more information on how to contact the support team, refer to Get help with Keystone.