PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Administration and User Guide

Managing system backups for server disaster recovery

The PowerProtect Data Manager system protection service enables you to protect the persistent data of a PowerProtect Data Manager system from catastrophic loss by creating a series of system disaster recovery (DR) backups.

Each backup is considered a full backup although it is created in an incremental manner. The persistent data that is saved in a backup includes the lockbox and ElasticSearch databases. The backup operation creates a point-in-time snapshot of the database while the system is in a quiesced state. While the system is quiesced, user functionality is limited. After the snapshot completes and while PowerProtect Data Manager copies the snapshots to protection storage, full user functionality is restored.

The system protection service enables you to manage the frequency and retention of an automated server DR backup. You can also perform manual backups. However, the system protection service does not manage the retention of manual backups and you must delete any outdated manual backups yourself. Manage PowerProtect Data Manager server DR backups provides instructions.

File Search indexes are backed up for DR recovery along with other component DR backups.

You can back up to only one protection storage system at a time. When you specify a new protection storage system for backup, you overwrite the existing protection storage system selection. If you have more than one protection storage system, you can change which protection storage system holds the server DR backup.