PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 File System Agent User Guide

Roadmap for protection with the File System agent

The following roadmap provides the steps required to configure the File System agent in PowerProtect Data Manager in order to run protection policies.

1. Add a storage system.
   Add protection storage provides information.
2. Install the File System agent on the file system host.
   Installing and updating the File System agent on Linux provides information.
3. Add or approve the File System agent on each file system host.
   Manage the File System agent provides information.
4. Discover the file system asset.
   Discover a file system host provides information.
5. Create a protection policy to protect the file system.
   Adding a protection policy for File System protection provides information.

   NOTE You cannot perform a backup to a secondary DD system. You can only restore from a secondary DD system.