PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Administration and User Guide

Record settings for server DR

Plan for DR by recording vital information. In the event of a major outage, you will need certain information to recover your systems. Record the following information on a local drive outside PowerProtect Data Manager:

1. Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager user interface as a user with the Administrator role.
2. Record the PowerProtect Data Manager build number.
   Customer Support can provide this information, which is not mandatory.
3. Record the PowerProtect Data Manager hostname.
4. Record the port groups:
   1. Log in to the vSphere client.
   2. Right-click the appliance name and select Edit Settings.
   3. Record the port group settings that are assigned to PowerProtect Data Manager.
5. Click , select Disaster Recovery, and then click Configuration.
6. Record whether server DR storage uses NFS or DD Boost.
7. If you use NFS for server DR storage, record the protection storage system IP address or hostname, and the NFS export path.
8. If you use DD Boost for server DR storage, record which protection storage system stores the server DR backups.
   Record the protection storage system IP address and hostname or FQDN.
9. Use the REST API to record additional configuration information:

   Run the GET /Configurations API (api/v2/configurations) from PowerProtect Data Manager and save the details for network information.

   1. Obtain a PowerProtect Data Manager authentication token:

      curl --request POST 
      'https://<ppdm_ip>:8443/api/v2/login' --header 
      'Content-Type: application/json' --data 
      '{"username":<user>,"password":<password>}' -k

   2. Use the authentication token to get the configuration from PowerProtect Data Manager:

      curl --request GET 
      'https://<ppdm_ip>:8443/api/v2/configurations' --header 
      'Content-Type: application/json' --header 
      'Authorization: Bearer <token>' -k