PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 Storage Direct User Guide

Roadmap for protection with the Storage Direct agent for new environments

For new Storage Direct agent environments, the following roadmap provides the steps required to configure protection of the Storage Direct agent in PowerProtect Data Manager to facilitate movement of snapshot backups from the VMAX storage area to protection storage.

1. Set up the SMIS server in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI:
   1. Add the SMIS server.
   2. Initiate a discovery of the SMIS server.
   3. Verify that the discovery completed successfully.
   Add and discover the SMIS server for the Storage Direct agent provides information.
2. Set up the DD system in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI:
   1. Add a primary protection storage system.
   2. (Optional) If using replication, add a secondary protection storage system.
   3. Initiate a discovery of protection storage.
   4. Verify that the discovery completed successfully.
   Add protection storage provides information.

   NOTE If you use the Storage Direct agent to move snapshot backups from a VMAX storage array to a DD system, the DD Management Center is not required.
3. Install the Storage Direct agent on the Storage Direct host system.
   Installing or updating the Storage Direct agent provides information.
4. Approve the Storage Direct agent in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI on each Storage Direct host system.
   Manage the Storage Direct agent provides information.
5. In the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, verify that the VMAX assets (storage groups) have been discovered, and that the host name appears next to these assets.
   Add and discover the SMIS server for the Storage Direct agent provides information about how to verify that these assets have been discovered, and Add a self-service protection policy for Storage Direct provides information about adding assets to a protection policy.
6. Create a centralized or self-service protection policy in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI by selecting the Storage Group policy type and choosing the I want PPDM to automatically provision and manage all storage needed to achieve this objective option.
   Add a centralized protection policy for Storage Direct and Add a self-service protection policy for Storage Direct provide information.
7. If you plan to perform self-service backup and restore, review the configuration file that is automatically generated upon the successful configuration of the Storage Direct agent in PowerProtect Data Manager to ensure that the file contains the information identified in Configuration file requirements.
   Add a self-service protection policy for Storage Direct provides information about the type of information that the configuration file contains and how this file is used when running the backup command.

   NOTE Do not make any changes to this configuration file.
8. For self-service backups, run the protectpoint snapbackup create command with the configuration file name specified in order to perform the self-service backup.
   The Storage Direct Agent Installation and Administration Guide, and the After you finish section of Add a self-service protection policy for Storage Direct, provide information about running this command with the configuration file.