PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Administration and User Guide

Prepare the DD system recovery target (NFS)

If you plan to use NFS for system backup storage, configure the NFS export on the DD target system and select the required permissions. Configuring PowerProtect Data Manager for backup and recovery requires this NFS export path.

1. Use a web browser to log in to DD System Manager as the system administrator user.
2. On the Summary tab in the Protocols pane, select NFS Exports > Create Export.
3. In the Create NFS Export window, provide the following information, and then click OK.
   • Export Name—the name of the DD MTree.
   • Directory Path—the full directory path for DD MTree that you created. Ensure that you use the same name for the directory.
     NOTE For an external DD system, specify a path similar to the following, /data/col1/<path>, where <path> is the MTree that stores the system backups.
4. When the progress message indicates that the save operation is complete, click Close.
5. In the Summary tab in the Protocols pane, click NFS Exports.
6. Under NFS Protocols > Exports, select the DD MTree from the list of exports and click Add Clients.
7. In the Add Clients window, provide the following information, and then click OK.
   • Client—IP address or hostname of the PowerProtect Data Manager.
     NOTE To configure DR protection for an existing Search cluster, add the IP address or hostname of the Search cluster to the NFS client list.
   • Accept the default settings for the rest of the fields.
   • Current Selection—Ensure that the list includes no_root_squash, which is required for permission for PowerProtect Data Manager to change the directory structure on the NFS share.