When you create a VMAX Storage Group protection policy, a configuration file is automatically created in the
C:\Program Files\DPSAPPS\ppfsagent\config directory. This configuration file contains information about the VMAX and DD system attributes and the storage groups protected by the policy. This file is required for self-service backup and restore procedures.
To ensure that
PowerProtect Data Manager can use your existing configuration files, review the files and ensure that the contents and your environment satisfy the following requirements:
For existing Storage Direct agent users who are updating, the asset configuration file must be provided during the update. No option is provided to add the file once the update is completed.
For existing Storage Direct agent users, if you have backup copies for which the expiration is set to "never", an
BACKUP_EXPIRE variable must be added to the configuration file prior to setting up the Storage Direct agent host in
PowerProtect Data Manager. The value set for
BACKUP_EXPIRE will be applied to those existing backup copies and read automatically by
PowerProtect Data Manager, and displayed as the copy retention time within the
PowerProtect Data Manager UI. If no value is set for this variable, a retention value of 0 will be used for any protection policies run from
PowerProtect Data Manager, and the UI will display a retention date that has passed.
To import a single configuration file, all backup vDisks on the DD system must belong to the same pool.
You can create more than one device group. For example, for two source storage groups (SG1 and SG2), you can create one device group for the backup vDisks of SG1 and another device group for the backup vDisks of SG2.
To import multiple configuration files per host, vDisks can belong to different pools.
The file must contain only storage groups. It must not contain IDs of the source LUNs or details about the secondary DD system.
The file must contain the
Ddboost and
DdVdiskUser with their corresponding passwords in the lockbox.
The
Ddboost and
DdVdiskUser specified in the configuration file must have the admin role.
The
Devicepath cannot start with a forward slash (/).
Additionally, the file must be in one of the following formats:
One restore device group and one restore storage group.
Multiple restore device groups and multiple restore storage groups with one-to-one mapping between each restore device group and restore storage group.
One restore device group and one restore storage group
In this format:
One entry exists for
RESTORE_DEVICE_GROUP and
VMAX_FASTX_RESTORE_SG for all source storage groups.
All storage groups map to a single
RESTORE_DEVICE_GROUP and
VMAX_FASTX_RESTORE_SG.
Only one of the
RESTORE_DEVICE_GROUP or
VMAX_FASTX_RESTORE_SG attributes is used. Enclose the one not in use in a comment.
For
RESTORE_DEVICE_GROUP, the corresponding pool information for
RESTORE_DEVICE_POOL must be provided and the attribute must not be enclosed in a comment.
For
VMAX_FASTX_RESTORE_SG, enclose the
RESTORE_DEVICE_GROUP and
RESTORE_DEVICE_POOL attributes in a comment.
Multiple restore device groups and restore storage groups
In this format:
Each source storage group has a corresponding restore storage group and restore device group.
The number of source storage groups is in a one-to-one mapping, which should be maintained. The same number of entries must exist for
RESTORE_DEVICE_GROUP and
VMAX_FASTX_RESTORE_SG. For example, the first
RESTORE_DEVICE_GROUP and
VMAX_FASTX_RESTORE_SG entry should correspond to
SRC_GROUP1. The second
RESTORE_DEVICE_GROUP and
VMAX_FASTX_RESTORE_SG entry should correspond to
SRC_GROUP2.
Only one entry of
RESTORE_DEVICE_GROUP and
VMAX_FASTX_RESTORE_SG should exist. Enclose other entries in a comment.