How to Integrate PowerStore with PowerProtect Data Domain for Data Backup

To check the data port IP in PPDD, directly login to PPDD System Manager using sysadmin credentials to check the data ports IP addresses if they are in the same network as PowerStore storage ports.

Login to PPDD System Manager UI > Protocols > DD Boost > IP NETWORK




The steps to integrate and configure PowerStore with PowerProtect Data Domain are as follows:-

Step 1: Create Protection Storage in PowerProtect Data Domain (PPDD).

Note: The storage unit is the target for a PowerStore Protection Policy and is needed when adding the PowerProtect Data Domain as a remote system in PowerStore.

a) Login to PPDD with administrator account like "sysadmin" user then select Protocols > DDBoost > Storage Units

 

b) Click on the "+" sign to open "Create Storage Unit" window

 

c) Enter the required details.
Name - Name the storage unit
User - Select existing local user or create new, in this below screenshot, a new local user is created and automatically added to DD Boost access list. It is preferred to use "admin" user as it will create the snapshots on DD during the replication.
Password - Type in the password for the local user or the admin user
Quota - Optional

     

 

d) Click "CREATE", Task status window opens up.


Note: The storage unit has been created on the PowerProtect Data Domain. Refer to this storage unit when adding the Data Domain as a remote system in PowerStore.

Step 3: Verify the connectivity and IP addresses from PowerStore and PowerProtect Data Domain. Ensure in the PowerStore, the replication-tagged ports have the IP address from the same network as PowerProtect Data Domain data transfer network.

Step 4: Add the PowerProtect Data Domain as a remote system in PowerStore.

a) Log in to the PowerStore storage system using admin credentials.
    Go to: Protection > Remote Systems > ADD "Add Remote System" window opens.

b) enter the required information and click "ADD"
Type - Select PowerProtect DD
Management IP address - Management IP address of the PPDD
Management username - username used to log in to PPDD
Management password - type in the password
Storage Unit Name - Name of the storage unit created earlier on the PPDD
Data Transfer Address - IP address of the data transfer network of the PPDD which is used to data transfer between PowerStore and Data Domain
Data Transfer username - username created locally earlier during the storage unit creation step which is a part of DD Boost access list
Data Transfer password - password for the above username for data transfer
Enable Encryption - This is recommended when using Data Domain Virtual Edition (DDVE) over AWS.



c) If any certificate verification window comes up, click "CONFIRM", the PowerProtect DD system should be added as a remote system in PowerStore.



Step 5: Create a Protection Policy remote backup rule in PowerStore.

a) Go to: Protection > Protection Policies > Remote Backup Rules, Click "CREATE"
    Select the 'Destination' as the remote storage unit name that you have already created in PPDM and added in the PowerStore.



b) The remote backup rule is created like the below example screenshot.



Step 6: Apply the Remote Backup Rule created above to the required Protection Policy.
Protection > Protection Policies > Click the Protection Policy
Scroll down to Remote Backup Rules section > Select the remote backup rule > Apply



Step 7: Now there is a Protection Policy with a Remote Backup Rule. Apply the policy to the volume or volume group that must be backed up to the PowerProtect Data Domain.

Select the Protection Policy > More Actions > Assign Protection Policy
In the "Assign Protection Policy" window, select the required volume or volume group and click "ASSIGN"

Note: File Systems are not supported for PowerProtect DD backup. Only volumes and volume groups are supported.