Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.13.0.0 Administrator Guide for DM5500

DD Boost

DD Boost provides security and efficiency advantages over NFS, including password-protected authentication. When you use DD Boost, PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance creates and manages a storage unit on the Protection Storage system and a corresponding user account.

• The storage unit and user account name are based on the PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance hostname. For example, SysDR_<hostname>.
• The DD Boost user password is based on the PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance predefined administrator account (admin) password.
  NOTE: The password is based on the admin account even if you use other accounts with the Administrator role, such as external identity provider users, to administer PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance.

Changes to the PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance predefined administrator password prompt corresponding updates to the DD Boost user password. If you configured server DR replication, password changes also prompt corresponding updates to the credentials on the replication target. Recovery from server DR backups requires the PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance predefined administrator password. If you do not know this password, contact Customer Support.

If you plan to use DD Boost, add the Protection Storage system as Protection Storage before you configure server DR. Storage units provides instructions.

The DD Boost storage type allows for automatic server DR configuration. Automatic server DR provides more information.

Only the DD Boost storage type supports server DR replication.