Supported Operating Systems

Data Collectors can be installed on servers running an AIX, Linux, or Windows operating system. The server on which you install the data collector must have at least 1 GB of RAM and 1 GB of free disk space.

Key security features

To ensure that metadata is collected safely, the data collector has the following features:
Integrated security

Communication with other entities, including storage systems in the local datacenter and the IBM Storage Insights service in the IBM Cloud datacenter, is initiated exclusively by the data collector. It does not provide remote APIs that can be used to interact with the data collector.

One-way communication

Data is sent by the data collector from your network to your instance of IBM Storage Insights Pro or IBM Storage Insights . The communication is therefore exclusively outgoing. The data collector can not receive data from the internet or other entities in your network.

Secure transmission

All communications between the data collector and IBM Storage Insights Pro or IBM Storage Insights in the IBM Cloud datacenter use HTTPS encryption.

Communication initiated by the data collector with the server on which it is installed, and communication between the server and the IBM Storage Insights Pro or IBM Storage Insights GUI uses HTTPS connections. These connections are signed by DigiCert Inc., which uses the TLS 1.2 protocol with 128-bit keys.

Source: Data Center Consulting