PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 Virtual Machine User Guide

To perform data protection and disaster recovery tasks in VMC on AWS, consider the following recommendations for the backup infrastructure:

• Deploy PowerProtect Data Manager and DDVE either to VMC on AWS or to AWS.
• Deploy the VM Direct appliance to VMC on AWS.
• Deploy at least one VM Direct appliance for each software-defined data center (SDDC) cluster in the VMC-on-AWS environment.
• When deploying or configuring PowerProtect Data Manager or the VM Direct appliance, ensure that the DNS server IP points to the internal DNS server that is running in vCenter inventory.
• Ensure that the internal DNS server has both forward and reverse lookup entries for all of the required components, such as the PowerProtect Data Manager server, the VM Direct appliance, and the DDVE appliance.
• If using NSX-T, add the vCenter server toPowerProtect Data Manager by using the FQDN.
• If using NSX-V, add the vCenter server to PowerProtect Data Manager by using the public FQDN of the vCenter server.
• When adding the vCenter server to PowerProtect Data Manager, perform one of the following actions:
  • Specify the login credentials for the cloudadmin@vmc.local user.
  • Refer to Creating a dedicated cloud-based vCenter user account to create a dedicated cloud-based vCenter user account, and then specify the login credentials for that user.
• You can clone backups to another instance of DDVE running in the same environment as the first instance. This type of deployment enables backup copies to be stored for longer retention, leveraging the AWS network for transferring data at lower latency and cost when compared to the public Internet.
• You can store backups outside of the VMC-on-AWS environment. For example, store backups on an AWS virtual private cloud (VPC). This type of deployment enables efficient data transfer over the fast ENI connection that is used by VMware to communicate with AWS.