Hello and welcome to this Dell Power Protect Data Manager appliance video. In this demo, we'll cover PowerProtect Data Manager appliance integration with PowerProtect Cyber Recovery. Before performing a successful cyber recovery integration with the PowerProtect Data Manager appliance, you must create a security officer role on the DM5500 and ensure at least one uplink is physically connected to the vault storage replication network, either directly or through a switch. You can use any free port on PCIe slot three or slot four for replication to the Cyber Recovery vault using a Google Chrome web browser. Enter the appliance’s management IP on the main login screen and use the admin user and the password set during the initial deployment to log in to the appliance.
After logging in, we see the appliance dashboard. To start the Cyber Recovery integration, navigate to ""Infrastructure,"" then ""Networks,"" and finally ""Uplinks."" On the Uplinks tab, click ""Add"" to display the ""Add Uplink Group"" dialog. Enter an uplink group name and, from the available uplinks list, select the appropriate port for the vault connection, then click ""Save."" If the system is not cabled, the UI will show a warning that no available uplinks are selectable. Next, select the ""Network"" tab and click ""Add"" to create the dedicated network for connecting to the vault. On the network configuration page, select the radio button next to the vault replication option and, in the network name field, enter the name of the new virtual network. Below that, specify the VLAN ID of the virtual network.
From the uplink group list, select the uplink group name that we previously created. Enter the subnet mask range for the network followed by the data IP used for replicating data to the vault. Click ""Next,"" review the summary details, and then click ""Apply."" We've now completed the network settings for replication to the vault DD system. The network configuration job is now in progress. We will wait for it to complete before moving forward. Once the network configuration status is ready, we can examine the details.
To configure the Cyber Recovery vault storage in the DM5500, navigate to ""Infrastructure"" > ""Storage"" and click the Cyber Recovery tab. In the vault storage area, click ""Configure."" In the ""Configure Vault Storage"" dialog, in the FQDN field, enter the management FQDN of the vault DD system. In the IP field, enter the replication interface IP of the vault DD system. Accept the default value for the port field, then click ""Save."" We have now successfully mapped the external vault storage with the DM5500 to enable vault replication for a protection policy.
Navigate to ""Protection"" > ""Protection Policies,"" then click ""Add."" On the policy page, enter a name for the protection policy. Select the type of asset source to be protected, then click ""Next."" On the purpose page, select the ""Crash Consistent"" radio button, then click ""Next."" On the assets page, select the asset to be protected as part of the policy, then click ""Next."" On the objectives page, define the purpose of the backup policy, such as schedules, retention policy, and network interface. When finished, click ""Save."" Continuing on the objectives page, select the vault option, then click ""Add."" The ""Add Vault"" dialog displays information about the vault storage and the network interface on the DM5500 used for replication between the DM5500 and the vault DD system. Click ""OK.""
On the summary page, review the options, then click ""Finish."" On the protection policy page, click the ""View Details"" link at the bottom to view the policy creation workflow job called ""Configuring Vault Protection - VMware Backup."" This workflow creates a replication context for the policy's storage units and initializes the replication context on the DM5500. When the very first protection policy is vault-enabled, we automatically create the replication context for the system server DR backup as well.
To complete replication between the DM5500 and the vault DD system, we need to manually configure the replication context on the vault DD using the storage units generated by the DM5500. To get started, record the source and destination storage unit names associated with the policy. Navigate to ""Protection"" > ""Protection Policies,"" then click the policy name to view its details. Copy the storage unit names to a clipboard under the objective section. After copying the storage unit names, open an SSH session, connect to the vault DD system, and configure the replication context.
Fetch the DM5500 server DR information from the infrastructure's menu. Select ""Storage,"" then, in the active tier area, click the three vertical dots and copy the server DR storage unit. Use this storage unit name to create another replication context on the vault DD for the server DR backup. Set the source as the server DR storage unit on the DM5500 and the destination storage unit on the vault DD to the same storage unit name, including the ""V"" suffix. Since the replication contexts are pre-initialized, the context is synchronized automatically. This can take up to 15 minutes.
After the replication is complete, we can create the Cyber Recovery policies using the Cyber Recovery UI. Log in to the Cyber Recovery UI as admin, then navigate to ""Policies"" and click ""Add."" In the name field, enter a name for the policy. From the type list, choose PPD M as the backup software. In the storage field, choose the vault DD system, then click ""Next."" On the replication page, select the destination storage units of the DM5500 policy and the DM5500 server DR backup. For each, select the DD interface to be used for the replication. From the server DR context list, select the DM5500 server DR context. Define a replication window of 10 hours, then click ""Next.""
On the retention page, select ""None"" as the retention lock type. If your vault DD system is licensed for governance or compliance, you can enable the desired retention lock for the policy. Click ""Next."" On the summary page, review the options, then click ""Finish."" On the policies page, select the policy and, under ""Actions,"" select ""Sync."" This will unlock the vault and allow the DM5500 to replicate its backup data to the vault. When the sync operation completes, the vault replication interface is disabled, thus creating an air gap and securing business-critical data. For white papers, videos, and blogs, see the Data Protection Info Hub. For hands-on labs and interactive demos, visit our demo center. Thank you for watching.
