Dell EMC Avamar for Windows Servers 19.7 User Guide

Data Domain system support

You can store backups on either the Avamar server or a Data Domain® system. Backup metadata is stored on the Avamar server.

Before you can store backups on a Data Domain system, add the Data Domain system to the Avamar configuration by using Avamar Administrator. Then select the Data Domain system in the plug-in options when you perform an on-demand backup or when you create a dataset for a scheduled backup. You can also use the command line interface (CLI) to perform backups to a Data Domain system.

The steps to restore backups are the same whether you restore from the Avamar server or a Data Domain system. The restore process determines the location of the backup and restores the backup.

Avamar also supports Data Domain Cloud Tier. DD Cloud Tier moves data from Data Domain to the cloud. From the Avamar Administrator, you can configure cloud tiering to move Avamar backups from Data Domain to the cloud, and perform seamless recovery of these backups.

The Avamar and Data Domain System Integration Guide provides more information about Data Domain systems in an Avamar environment, including detailed steps to add a Data Domain system to the Avamar configuration.