PowerProtect: How to enable/disable LWD filter on a VM on PPDM

Summary: The Light Weight Delta (LWD) filter is managed by PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM). If the automated management fails, there is a way to change the state of the LWD filter for a VM. This is achieved with the vmconfig tool that is installed on the PPDM host. WARNING: Disabling the LWD filter cause it to stop tracking changes to the VM's virtual disks. If TSDM is used as the data mover in the future, the LWD filter cannot support a synthetic full. This is because it did not track all the changes to the virtual disks, resulting in a FULL backup. The warning is to not casually disable the filter without considering the side effects. ...

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Instructions

1) Connect to the PPDM host over SSH as the admin user.
2) Run the following commands:

sudo su
cd /opt/emc/vproxy/bin
source ../unit/vproxy.env
./vmconfig -v <vcenter-ip-fqdn> -u '<vcenter-user-name>' -p '<vcenter-user-pwd>' -l <lookup-mode> -k <lookup-key> -c <command>

3) Use the "enable-sdm" command to enable the LWD filter on the VM. This is the only effect of the command.
4) Use the "disable-sdm" command to disable the LWD filter on the VM. This is the only effect of the command.

Affected Products

PowerProtect Data Manager
Article Properties
Article Number: 000218250
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 10 Jan 2024
Version:  2
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