PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.15.0.0 Administrator's Guide for DM5500

Configuring a protection policy using an existing Storage Unit with vault stage enabled

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, reuse an existing SU with vault stage)
   • Description—Type a description for the policy.
   • Type—Select Virtual Machine, which includes protection for SQL application-aware virtual machines.
4. Select an existing Storage-Unit to use as a target directory, from the Add Primary Backup window.
5. On the Purpose page, select Crash Consistent for point-in-time backup of virtual machines.
6. Click Next.
   The Assets wizard appears.
7. On the Assets page, select the assets for inclusion in this policy by choosing the appropriate option from the list.
8. Click Add under Primary Backup.
   1. Select an existing Storage Unit which has vault stage enabled, 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 range.
   6. Choose the Retain for time range.
   7. Choose Start and End time range.
9. Click Save to continue.
   Notice that a vault stage is automatically added to the newly created protection policy.
10. Optionally, click the checkbox next to Options, to enable additional parameters for the protection policy or click Next.
    The Summary page appears.
11. Click Finish, review the protection policy group, 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.