PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.15.0.0 Administrator's Guide for DM5500

Add a vault stage to a Protection Policy

1. From the left navigation pane, select Protection > Protection Policies.
   The Protection Policies window appears.
2. In the Protection Policies window, click Add.
   The Add Policy wizard appears.
3. On the Type page, specify the following fields, and then click Next:
   • Name—Type a descriptive name for the protection policy. For example, Backup Primary Stage Vaulted)
   • Description—Type a description for the policy.
   • Type—Select Virtual Machine, which includes protection for SQL application-aware virtual machines.
4. On the Purpose page, select Crash Consistent for point-in-time backup of virtual machines.
5. Click Next.
   The Assets wizard appears.
6. On the Assets page, select the assets for inclusion in this policy by choosing the appropriate option from the list.
7. Click Next.
   If any virtual objects or assets that were selected in the previous page overlap with assets that are protected by another policy, the Selection Overlap page appears. Review the asset list and click OK to continue or Cancel to return to the Assets page.
8. Click Next.
   The Objectives page appears.
9. Click Add under Primary Backup.
   1. Select a New Storage Unit to use as the target directory, from the Add Primary Backup UI.
   2. Select the network interface to use when transferring data from the client to the Internal Storage.
   3. Define the Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the policy now or edit later.
   4. Select Synthetic Full backup to be performed once a day. You can choose multiple backup schedules for this policy.
   5. Choose the backup every time.
   6. Choose the Retain for time.
   7. Choose Start and End time frame.
10. Click Save.
    The Objectives page appears, and the primary stage is set.
11. If a replication stage is wanted, click Replicate > Add to create a replication stage for the policy. Otherwise, go to step 14.
12. Select Local Storage as the replication target, from the Storage Name drop-down.
13. Click Save to accept the default values for Storage Unit, Network Interface, and Schedules or modify them.
    The replication stage is set.
14. Click Vault from Policy wizard.
15. Click Add.
    The Add Vault page appears.
16. Click Ok once you review the details in Backup Source and Vault Storage pane.
17. Click Next to continue.
18. Optionally, click the checkbox next to Options, to enable additional parameters for the protection policy or click Next.
    The Summary page appears.
19. Click Finish once you review the configuration details.
    NOTE:

    • You can change or update all the details of the protection policy except the policy type. Click Edit to update the protection policy information.
    • If a primary or replication stage uses an existing Storage Unit that is already vaulted, then the vault stage is automatically added to the policy. If this is the first time a vault stage has been added to any policies in the system, then the Server Disaster Recovery Storage Unit is also vaulted.
    An informational message appears to confirm that PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance has saved the protection policy.