PowerProtect Data Manager: Set Instant Access Restores to Use Embedded VM Direct Engine

Summary: PowerProtect Data Manager v19.21 introduces a configuration option that allows Instant Access (IA) restores using the embedded Virtual Machine Direct Engine (VMDE), instead of external engines. ...

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Instructions

By default, PowerProtect Data Manager uses available external VMDE to perform IA restores. To change this behavior and use the embedded VMDE by default, follow the steps below:

Steps to Configure Embedded VMDE for IA Restores.

  1. SSH into the PowerProtect Data Manager system as the admin user
  2. Edit or create the following configuration file:
vim /usr/local/brs/lib/vmdm/config/application.properties

  1. Add the following entry:

# Enable embedded VM Direct Engine for Instant Access
recovery.useEmbeddedProxyForIA=true
  1. Restart Virtual Machine Data Manager (VMDM) when no VM or NAS backups are running.
vmdm restart


Behavior Notes

  • Once this parameter is set, PowerProtect Data Manager prioritizes the embedded VMDE for IA restores.
  • Even if an external protection engine is selected during the IA restore process, PowerProtect Data Manager ignores it and use the embedded engine instead.

IA Wizard

Affected Products

PowerProtect Data Manager, PowerProtect Data Manager Essentials, PowerProtect Data Manager Software
Article Properties
Article Number: 000361488
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 03 Dec 2025
Version:  2
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