PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Google Cloud Platform Deployment Guide

Configure PowerProtect Data Manager

Perform these steps from a host that has access to the PowerProtect Data Manager virtual appliance. Performing these steps and applying the configuration takes approximately 10 minutes.

1. From a host that has network access to the virtual appliance, use Google Chrome to connect to the appliance private IP address:
   https://<appliance_private_IP>
2. If an SSL certificate warning page appears with the message Your connection is not private, click Advanced, and then click Proceed to hostname_or_ip_address (unsafe).
3. On the Welcome pane, perform the following actions:
   1. To set up PowerProtect Data Manager as a new installation, select New Install.
   2. To perform a disaster recovery, select Restore Backup.
   3. Click Next.
4. On the License pane, perform the following actions:
   NOTE If the license was already applied, review the license information and then click Next.
   1. In the License Type field, select a type of license.
      1. To use an evaluation license, select 90 days evaluation license.

         A description of the license appears in the License File field.
         

      2. To load a license, select License File > Choose File, and then browse to and select the license that you want to load.
      3. To copy the contents of the license file, select Plain Text and then copy the contents of the license file into the Plain Text field.
   2. Click Next.
5. In the Authentication pane, perform the following actions:

   The Use common password option is selected by default. This toggle sets one initial password for use with all PowerProtect Data Manager interfaces.

   1. Optionally, clear the Use common password option.
      • If you leave the Use common password option selected, in the Enter a new password and Reenter password to confirm fields, specify a password.
      • If you clear the Use common password option, in the Enter a new password and Reenter password to confirm fields, specify individual passwords for the interfaces.

      Ensure that the password meets the following requirements:

      • Contains a minimum of nine characters and a maximum of one hundred characters
      • Contains at least one numeric character (0-9)
      • Contains at least one uppercase character (A-Z)
      • Contains at least one lowercase character (a-z)
      • Contains at least one special character from the following list of acceptable characters:

        !@#$%^&*()_-+=~{}[]<>?/`:;',.|\"

        Spaces are allowed.
      • Contains only letters from the English alphabet
      • Does not contain other sensitive information that is associated with the user account, such as the first and last names, username, or email address
   2. Click Next.
6. In the System Settings pane, perform the following actions:
   1. In the Current Timezone list box, select the time zone where the system is physically located.
   2. To add an NTP server, click Add.
   3. In the Server IP Address field, specify the NTP server IP address.
   4. Click Add.
   5. To change the list of NTP servers, click Edit or Delete.
   6. Click Next.
7. In the Email Setup - Optional pane, perform the following actions:
   1. In the Mail Server field, specify the SMTP server IP address.
   2. In the Email From field, specify the administrator email address.
   3. In the Recipient for Test Email field, specify the recipient email address.
   4. In the Port field, specify the TCP port to connect to the SMTP server.
   5. In the Username field, specify the mail username.
   6. In the Password field, specify the mail password.
   7. To send a test email to the specified IP address, click Send Test Email.
   8. To acknowledge the test email was successfully sent, click OK.
   9. To send diagnostic and usage data to Dell EMC for proactive support and to help improve products and services, switch Auto Support to ON.
      When enabling auto support, click View Terms to review the telemetry software terms. Scroll down to click Accept to finish enabling auto support, or Decline to disable auto support.
   10. Click Next.
   NOTE Email Server Setup is required before you can perform a local user password reset and send customized alert notifications.
8. In the Summary pane, review the configuration choices, and then click Done.