Data Protection Advisor 6.x Info Hub

Summary: Data Protection Advisor 6.5, Data Protection Advisor 6.4, and Data Protection Advisor 6.3

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Cause

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Resolution

Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating from a Previous Release; Administration and Configuration
Data Protection Advisor 6.5 Installing and Upgrading; Administration and Configuration

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.5 Installation and Administration Guide
This guide describes how to install DPA and how to set up DPA to monitor a data protection environment. This guide also describes administrative functions such as creating users and roles, updating system settings, creating policies, and troubleshooting data collection.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.5 Security Configuration Guide
This guide provides an overview of the security configuration settings available in DPA. These include the secure deployment and usage settings, secure maintenance, and physical security controls required to ensure secure operation of DPA.

Data Protection Advisor 6.4 Installing and Upgrading; Administration and Configuration

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.4 Installation and Administration Guide
This guide describes how to install DPA and how to set up DPA to monitor a data protection environment. This guide also describes administrative functions such as creating users and roles, updating system settings, creating policies, and troubleshooting data collection.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.4 Security Configuration Guide
This guide provides an overview of the security configuration settings available in DPA. These include the secure deployment and usage settings, secure maintenance, and physical security controls required to ensure secure operation of DPA.

Data Protection Advisor 6.3 Installing and Upgrading; Administration and Configuration

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.3 Installation and Administration Guide
This guide describes how to install DPA and how to set up DPA to monitor a data protection environment. This guide also describes administrative functions such as creating users and roles, updating system settings, creating policies, and troubleshooting data collection.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.3 Security Configuration Guide
This guide provides an overview of the security configuration settings available in DPA. These include the secure deployment and usage settings, secure maintenance, and physical security controls needed to ensure secure operation of DPA.

Migrating Data Protection Advisor from a Previous Release

Dell Data Protection Advisor Migrator 6.2 SP2 Technical Notes
Migration from 5.8 to 6.2 SP3 is not supported. You migrate to 6.2 SP2 and then upgrade to 6.2 SP3. Use the DPA 6.2 SP2 Migrator Tool technical note, which describes how to migrate from DPA 5.x to 6.2 SP2 and provides supplementary information about the Dell Data Protection Advisor Migrator Tool. It includes descriptions of new features, updated configuration, fixed problems, and known issues.

 

Reports and Dashboards
Data Protection Advisor 6.5 Reports and Dashboards

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.5 Product Guide
This guide provides information about how to use the DPA web console to run and create reports, view alerts, and view the status of replication operations.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.5 Custom Report Guide
This document provides custom reporting fundamentals and use case examples for building custom reports in DPA.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.5 Report Reference Guide
This document provides DPA reports by object, by system template, and by Run Reports area menu items.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.5 Data Collection Reference Guide
This document describes each of the DPA data collection modules, describing the information that each module returns and how it obtains that data.

Data Protection Advisor 6.4 Reports and Dashboards

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.4 Product Guide
This guide provides information about how to use the DPA web console to run and create reports, view alerts, and view the status of replication operations.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.4 Custom Report Guide
This document provides custom reporting fundamentals and use case examples for building custom reports in DPA.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.4 Report Reference Guide
This document provides DPA reports by object, by system template, and by Run Reports area menu items.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.4 Data Collection Reference Guide
This document describes each of the DPA data collection modules, describing the information that each module returns and how it obtains that data.

Data Protection Advisor 6.3 Reports and Dashboards

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.3 Product Guide
This guide provides information about how to use the DPA web console to run and create reports, view alerts, and view the status of replication operations.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.3 Custom Report Guide
This document provides custom reporting fundamentals and use case examples for building custom reports in DPA.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.3 Report Reference Guide
This document provides DPA reports by object, by system template, and by Run Reports area menu items.

Dell Data Protection Advisor 6.3 Data Collection Reference Guide
This document describes each of the DPA data collection modules, describing the information that each module returns and how it obtains that data.

 

Integration with Dell and Third-Party Products

Dell Data Protection Advisor Software Compatibility Guide
This compatibility guide provides information about servers, databases, operating systems, and all components of a data protection environment supported by DPA.

 

Affected Products

Data Protection Advisor
Article Properties
Article Number: 000135147
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2025
Version:  4
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