PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Administration and User Guide

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UI tools and options

Learn about the available tools in the UI.

PowerProtect Data Manager UI tools

Table 1. PowerProtect Data Manager toolsPowerProtect Data Manager tools
Menu item	Description
Dashboard	Provides a high-level view of the overall state the PowerProtect Data Manager system and includes the following information: Alerts—System alerts Protection—Details about protection policies Jobs—Details and status of system and protection jobs. You can use the Protection Jobs and System Jobs windows to manage jobs, search, and view details. Filter and sort the information that appears to find specific jobs or tasks. Policy—Details include number of successes, failures, and excluded assets for each asset type Protection Storage—Protection storage usage statistics Restore—Restore statistics Compliance—Compliance verification statistics. By default, the in compliance asset count and out of compliance asset count displays for all asset types. You can select a specific asset type from the Asset Type list to display compliance statistics for only that category. PowerProtect Data Manager refreshes the data hourly unless you run an ad hoc discovery.
Infrastructure	Click Infrastructure to: View and manage all assets: VMware virtual machines File systems VMAX storage Groups Kubernetes clusters Microsoft Exchange SQL databases Oracle databases SAP HANA databases Add vCenter and application and File System host asset sources. View and manage Integrated Storage. Add a VM Direct appliance with the VM Direct protection engine for virtual machine data protection. Manage the vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) for virtual machine crash-consistent data protection performed with the Transparent Snapshot Data Mover (TSDM) protection mechanism. Manage registration of Oracle RMAN agent, Microsoft application agent, SAP HANA agent, and File System agent. View and manage Dell EMC Cloud Disaster Recovery. Create and manage a Search Cluster. Add PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot Manager tenants as asset sources for jobs, alerts, and reports.
Protection	Click Protection to: Add protection policies to back up assets. Manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Add, edit, and delete protection rules for asset inclusion in policies.
Restore	Click Restore to: View asset copy location details and initiate a Restore operation. Manage Instant Access Sessions. Use the File Search feature to find and restore virtual machine file copies.
Alerts	Click Alerts to: View and acknowledge alerts and events. View and examine Audit logs. Export audit logs to CSV files. Set audit log boundaries.
Administration	Click Administration to: Configure users and roles. Set password credentials and manage key chains. View certificates. Configure alert notifications. Add LDAP Identity Sources.
Jobs	Click Jobs to manage jobs, view by protection or system, filter, and view details.
Reporting	Click Reporting to log in to CloudIQ.

Banner UI options

The following table describes the icons that are located in the PowerProtect Data Manager banner.

Table 2. Banner UI optionsBanner UI options
Option	Description
	Click to enter search criteria to find assets, jobs, logs, and alerts.
	Click to see recent alerts.
	Click to restore assets from replicated copies through quick recovery. This icon only appears when this system receives replicated metadata from a source system.
	Click to configure and manage PowerProtect Data Manager system network, time zone, and NTP settings, DR backups, security, licenses, updates, authentication, agent downloads, and support, and to access the Getting Started page.
	Click to log out, and log in as a different user.
	Click to see PowerProtect Data Manager version information.
	Click to obtain more information about PowerProtect Data Manager, access Customer Support, send feedback, or view the REST API documentation.
	Click to launch Cloud Snapshot Manager.