A storage target consists of a
protection storage system and associated storage unit. You can change the selected storage target elements for each protection policy.
When you edit the primary backup and replication
objectives for protection policies:
The
Storage Name drop-down list shows the current
protection storage system. The drop-down list also contains other
protection storage systems that are available. Select
Add to configure more
protection storage.
The
Storage Unit drop-down list shows the storage unit that
PowerProtect Data Manager targets on the selected
protection storage system. From this drop-down list, you can select other storage units under the control of
PowerProtect Data Manager. Select
New to create a storage unit.
When you change the storage target, appropriately configure any dependencies. For example, configure a cloud provider to use the new
protection storage system or storage unit.
Impacts
Changing the primary
objective storage target for some asset types may cause skipped backups until the next scheduled full backup:
The following asset types do not require additional action:
VMware virtual machine crash-consistent
Kubernetes
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Storage Group
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft SQL Server
File systems
For these asset types, the next backup automatically becomes a full backup.
Replication
objectives do not require additional action.
Protection storage
Managing Storage provides more information about working with
protection storage, including configuring additional
protection storage systems and changing quota settings.
When reviewing the list of selected and available
protection storage systems, consider the following:
It is not recommended that policy objectives share
protection storage systems because this configuration does not increase data availability. However, some environments may require replicas with different retention periods, where multiple objectives share a
protection storage system.
Only
protection storage that has been licensed and configured for use by the current protection policy appears in the drop-down list.
Changing
protection storage systems for Storage Group protection policies is not supported.
Storage units
Storage units provides more information about working with storage units, including applicable limitations and maintenance considerations.
If you select
New,
PowerProtect Data Manager creates a storage unit for this protection policy. The new storage unit name is based on the protection policy name plus an identifier.
Storage units provides more instructions for changing the quota configuration.
You can also select an existing storage unit under the control of
PowerProtect Data Manager. The drop-down list displays the available storage units on the selected
protection storage system. If the storage unit name is truncated due to space limitations, hover over the list entry to see the full storage unit name and quota information.
Changing storage units for Storage Group protection policies is not supported.
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