Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.13.0.0 Administrator Guide for DM5500

Manage PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance server DR backups

View PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance server DR backups and perform manual backups. You can view the last five server DR backups.

1. Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance user interface as a user with the administrator role.
2. Click , select Disaster Recovery, and then click Manage Backups.
3. To perform a manual backup:
   1. Click Backup Now.
      The Enter a name for your backup dialog appears.
   2. [Optional] Type a name for your backup.
      You can leave the backup name blank, and PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance provides a name for the backup by using the naming convention UserDR-. If you provide a name with the convention that PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance uses for scheduled backups, which is SystemDR, PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance displays an error.
   3. Click Start Backup.

      The backup appears as an entry in the table. To view details for the backup, click .

      If the Search Engine is deployed, PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance also backs up the Search Engine. The backup details provide the status of the Search Engine backup.

      To monitor the status of the backup, select Jobs > Protection and look for a job with the name Protect the server datastore.

4. To delete a backup:
   1. Select a backup from the list.
   2. Click for that row.
      The system displays a warning to confirm you want to delete the backup. Click Yes to proceed.
5. Click Cancel.