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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.13.0.0 Administrator Guide for DM5500

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Add a remote system for quick recovery

Configure PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance to send metadata to another system to which you have replicated backups. Only the Administrator role can add remote systems.

Steps

  1. Click Settings icon, select Disaster Recovery, and then click Remote Systems.

    The Remote Systems tab opens and displays a table of configured remote PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance systems.

  2. Go to Infrastructure > Storage, and click Replication Target
  3. Click Add.
    The Add Replication Target window opens.
  4. Complete the Name and FQDN/IP fields.
    The Name field is a descriptive name to identify the remote system. To determine if you should enter the FQDN or IP address of the remote system, see Identifying a remote system.
  5. In the Port field, type the port number for the REST API on the remote system.
    The default port number for the REST API is 8443.
  6. Select Enable sync to enable Quick Recovery when adding a replication target.
  7. From the Credentials field, select an existing set of credentials from the list.
    Alternatively, you can click Add Credentials from this list to add new credentials. Provide a descriptive name for the credentials, a username, and a password. Then, click Save to store the credentials.
  8. Click Verify.

    PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance contacts the remote system and obtains a security certificate for identity verification.

    The Verify Certificate window opens to present the certificate details.

  9. Review the certificate details and confirm each field against the expected value for the remote system. Then, click Accept to store the certificate.
    The Certificate field changes to VERIFIED and lists the server's identify.
  10. Click Save.
    PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance returns to the Remote Systems tab of the Disaster Recovery window. The configuration change may take a moment to complete.
  11. Click Cancel.
    The Add Replication Target window closes.
  12. Click Settings icon, select Disaster Recovery, and then click Remote Systems.

    The Remote Systems tab opens.

  13. Verify that the table of remote systems contains the new PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance system.
  14. Click Cancel.
    The Disaster Recovery window closes.

Next steps

On the remote system, enable the same asset sources that are enabled on this system. The Enable an asset source section on provides more information. Enabling an asset source on the remote system makes replicated backups of that type visible and accessible.

On the remote system, open the recovery view and verify that backups are visible and accessible. It is recommended that you perform a test restore.

Metadata synchronizes between source and destination systems every three hours. If backups are not visible, allow sufficient time for the first synchronization before troubleshooting.

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