PowerProtect Data Manager 19.15 Administrator Guide

Manually configure server DR backups

For new deployments, PowerProtect Data Manager automatically configures and enables server DR. However, you can manually configure DR protection for the PowerProtect Data Manager system and the system metadata.

1. Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager user interface as a user with the Administrator role.
2. Click , select Disaster Recovery, and then click Configuration.
3. Select Enable backup.
4. For new deployments of PowerProtect Data Manager or deployments that have been updated from version 19.14 or earlier where DD Boost was configured, use one of the following methods to choose a protection storage system:
   • From the PowerProtect DD System drop-down list, select a backup destination from the list of existing protection storage systems.
   • Select Add to add a system and complete the details in the Add Storage window.
   For initial server DR configuration, the Storage Unit field is empty. If server DR was already configured, the Storage Unit field displays the name of the storage unit that holds server DR backups.
5. For deployments of PowerProtect Data Manager that have been updated from version 19.14 or earlier where NFS was configured, select a Protocol.
   • For NFS, perform the following steps:
     1. In the PowerProtect DD System field, type the IP address or hostname of the DD system for the backup.
     2. In the NFS Export Path field, type the NFS path where server DR backups are stored on the target DD system.
   • For DD Boost, use one of the following methods to choose a protection storage system.
     CAUTION:If you change the configured protocol from NFS to DD Boost, NFS can no longer be selected or used again.
     • From the PowerProtect DD System drop-down list, select a backup destination from the list of existing protection storage systems.
     • Select Add to add a system and complete the details in the Add Storage window.
     For initial server DR configuration, the Storage Unit field is empty. If server DR was already configured, the Storage Unit field displays the name of the storage unit that holds server DR backups.
6. Configure the backup frequency and duration:
   1. Type an interval between server DR backups, in hours.
      This setting controls backup frequency, and the allowed values are 1 to 24 hours.
   2. Type the number of days for which PowerProtect Data Manager should retain server DR backups.
      The allowed values are 2 to 30 days.
7. To enable server DR replication:
   NOTE:If the source storage unit has compliance mode retention locking enabled, you must provide the username and password for the security officer who is associated with the source and destination protection storage systems.
   1. Check Enable Replication.
   2. From the Replicate Backup To drop-down list, select a target from the list of existing protection storage systems, or select Add to add a system and complete the details in the Add Storage window.
      The replication target cannot be the backup destination.
   The replication frequency and retention time are the same as for the backup.
8. Click Save.