PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.16.0.0 Kubernetes User Guide

Select protection policy assets

On the Assets page, select the unprotected assets that you want to add to the backup of this protection policy group.

1. On the Assets page, select one or more unprotected namespaces that you want to back up as part of this protection policy.
   If the namespace that you want to protect is not listed, perform one of the following:

   • Click Find More Assets to perform an updated discovery of the Kubernetes cluster.
   • Use the Search box to search by asset name.

   NOTE:The following namespaces should not be selected for inclusion in a protection policy because they cannot be backed up or restored using PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance:

   • kube-system, kube-node-lease and kube-public are Kubernetes system namespaces that are intended for Kubernetes control plane use, as described in the following article.
   • OpenShift namespaces with a name that is prefixed with openshift- and contain OpenShift control plane operators and information.
2. (Optional) For the selected namespaces, click the link in the PVCs Excluded column, if available, to clear any PVCs that you want to exclude from the backup. By default, all PVCs are selected for inclusion.
3. Click Next.