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PowerProtect Data Manager 19.12 Administration and User Guide

Stop PowerProtect Data Manager operations before mobile storage unit migration

To quiesce PowerProtect Data Manager before you commit the migration, complete the following actions:

Steps

  1. Disable any protection policies that use the selected storage units. Disable a protection policy provides instructions.
  2. If the affected protection policies have replication objectives, perform manual replication to eliminate any replication backlog. Manual replication of protected assets provides instructions.
    Scheduled replication activities continue after you disable a protection policy.
  3. Allow all running protection and restore activities for the affected protection policies to complete.
  4. Disable server disaster recovery (DR). Disable server DR backups provides instructions.
  5. Delete any Instant Access sessions which were started from the selected storage units. The PowerProtect Data Manager Virtual Machine User Guide provides instructions.
  6. Disable compliance verification. The PowerProtect Data Manager Security Configuration Guide provides instructions.

Next steps

Refrain from the following activities until the migration completes and you resume normal operations:

  • Performing manual backups of assets for the affected protection policies.
  • Changing retention periods on the affected protection policies.

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