Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.12.0.1 Microsoft SQL Server User Guide

Configuring usage limits of Protection Storage quota

To configure capacity usage limits for the application agent, the Protection Storage administrator must set the hard capacity limit for the storage unit that the application agent uses for backups:

1. Determine which application agent hosts use the storage unit.
2. Determine the amount of capacity to allow for the storage unit.
3. Create the storage unit, and then set the capacity quota by using either the GUI or the command prompt. The Protection Storage documentation provides information.
4. Provide the Protection Storage hostname, storage unit name, username, and password of the storage unit to the application agent users to use to perform backups.

   The Protection Storage administrator can also set the soft capacity quota for the storage unit, which sends alerts and notifications, but does not limit the capacity usage.

   NOTE When a storage unit is almost full and the capacity quota is decreased, the next backup can fail. Protection Storage administrators must notify the Microsoft application agent users when they decrease a capacity quota, so that the application agent users can evaluate the potential impact on backups.