Add and configure a storage system to use as a target for protection policies. Only the
Administrator role can add
protection storage.
Prerequisites
NOTE:
When adding a
High Availability PowerProtect DD system, observe the following points:
Do not add the individual active and standby
DD systems to
PowerProtect Data Manager.
In the
Address field, use the hostname that corresponds to the floating IP address of the
High Availability PowerProtect DD system.
The
High Availability PowerProtect DD system is verified with the root certificate.
NOTE:If the credentials of the target system change, ensure that you update the credentials on the source appliance that represents the target system. You can also update the credentials from the
PowerProtect Data Manager UI
Administration > Credentials window by selecting the credential resource that is used to connect to the target system and updating this resource with the correct values. To avoid account lockout, it is recommended to use a user that has an administrator role but is not the default
admin user. In the event that the target system account associated with these credentials is locked out, then a new credential may need to be added to the replication target for access.
Steps
From the left navigation pane, select
Infrastructure > Storage.
The
Storage window appears.
In the
Protection Storage tab, click
Add.
In the
Add Storage dialog box, select a storage system (PowerProtect DD System or
PowerProtect DD Management Center).
For a
system pool, select
DDMC.
To add a
High Availability PowerProtect DD system, select the check box.
Specify the storage system attributes:
In the
Name field, specify a storage name.
In the
Address field, specify the hostname, fully qualified domain name (FQDN), or the IP address.
In the
Port field, specify the port for SSL communication. Default is 3009.
Under
Host Credentials click
Add, if you have already configured
protection storage credentials that are common across storage systems, select an existing password. Alternatively, you can add new credentials, and then click
Save.
If a trusted certificate does not exist on the storage system, a dialog box appears requesting certificate approval. Click
Verify to review the certificate, and then click
Accept.
Click
Save to exit the
Add Storage dialog and initiate the discovery of the storage system.
A dialog box appears to indicate that the request to add storage has been initiated.
In the
Storage window, click
Discover to refresh the window with any newly discovered storage systems.
When a discovery completes successfully, the
Status column updates to
OK. If
DDMC is selected, all
protection storage systems managed by the host will be listed after discovery.
To modify a storage system location, complete the following steps:
A storage system location is a label that is applied to a storage system. If you want to store your copies in a specific location, the label helps you select the correct storage system during policy creation.
In the
Storage window, select the storage system from the table.
Click
More Actions > Set Location.
The
Set Location window appears.
Click
Add in the
Location list.
The
Add Location window appears.
In the
Name field, type a location name for the asset, and click
Save.
Results
PowerProtect Data Manager displays the available
protection storage systems. For each
protection storage system, the
Managed By column contains one of the following:
Table 1. Managed By column valuesManaged By column values
Protection storage type
Value
A stand-alone
protection storage system.
The name of the
protection storage system.
A
protection storage system or a
system pool that is managed by
DDMC.
The name of the
DDMC instance.
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