PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Network Attached Storage User Guide

Add a centralized protection policy for NAS assets

Create a protection policy that backs up NAS assets on a schedule.

1. Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager user interface as a user with the Administrator role.
2. From the left navigation pane, select Protection > Protection Policies.
   The Protection Policies window appears.
3. Click Add.
   The Add Policy window appears.
4. In the Type page, specify the new protection policy fields.
   1. In the Name field, specify a descriptive name for the protection policy.
      If you do not specify an existing storage unit and let PowerProtect Data Manager automatically create a storage unit, the name that you specify here becomes part of the storage unit name.
   2. In the Description field, specify a short description of the protection policy.
   3. In the Type field, select NAS.
   4. Click Next.
      The Purpose page appears.
5. In the Purpose page:
   1. Select Centralized Protection.
   2. Click Select Credentials.
      The Set Credentials dialog box opens.
   3. Select a credential from the drop-down list or add a NAS credential.

      PowerProtect Data Manager uses these credentials at the policy level for all shares unless otherwise specified at the asset level.

      The credentials provide snapshot creation and export permissions on the appliance, and read/write access to the NAS shares. Supply administrator-level credentials. For supported appliances, these credentials are specific to the discovered assets rather than the management console.

   4. Click Save.
   5. Click Next.
      The Assets page appears and displays any matching unprotected assets that have not been assigned to a protection policy.
6. Select the unprotected assets that you want to add to the backup for this protection policy.

   Within this page, you can filter by share name, protocol, and asset source to locate the required assets.

   To avoid duplicate backups, a yellow identifies NAS assets that are offered through multiple protocols. Select the entry with the preferred protocol.

7. Click Next.
   The Objectives page appears.
8. On the Objectives page, select a policy-level Service Level Agreement (SLA) from the Set Policy Level SLA list, or select Add to open the Add Service Level Agreement wizard and create a policy-level SLA.
   The PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide provides instructions.
9. Click Add under Primary Backup.
   The Add Primary Backup dialog box appears.
10. On the Schedules pane of the Add Primary Backup dialog box, specify the following fields to schedule the synthetic full backup of this protection policy:
    1. Create a Synthetic Full...—Specify how often to create a synthetic full backup. A synthetic full backup uses only the changed data since the last backup to create a new full backup.
    2. Retain for—Specify the retention period for the backup.

       You can extend the retention period for the latest primary backup. For example, your regular schedule for daily backups can use a retention period of 30 days. However, you can extend retention to keep the full backups taken on Mondays for 10 weeks. The PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide provides more information.

    3. Start and End—The activity window. Specify a time of day to start the synthetic full backup, and a time of day after which backups cannot be started.
       NOTE Any backups started before End occurs continue until completion.
    4. Click Save within the Schedules pane to save and collapse the backup schedule.
11. Specify the fields on the Target pane of the Add Primary Backup dialog:
    1. Storage Name—For the primary backup, select a destination from the list of existing DD systems. Alternatively, select Add to add a system and then complete the details in the Storage Target window.
       The Space field indicates the total amount of space, and the percentage of available space, on the storage system.
    2. Storage Unit—Select an existing storage unit from the list, or select New to let PowerProtect Data Manager automatically create a storage unit for this policy.
    3. Network Interface—Select a network interface from the list, if applicable.
    4. Retention Lock—Move the Retention Lock slider to the right to enable retention locking for these backups on the selected system. PowerProtect Data Manager uses Governance mode for retention locking, which means that the lock can be reverted at any time if necessary. Toggling the Retention Lock slider on or off applies to the current backup copy only, and does not impact the retention lock setting for existing backup copies.
    5. SLA—Select an existing service level agreement that you want to apply to this schedule from the list, or select Add to create an SLA within the Add Service Level Agreement wizard.
       The PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide provides instructions.
12. Click Save to save your changes and return to the Objectives page.

    The Objectives page updates to display the name and location of the target storage system under Primary Backup.

    After completing a backup schedule, you can change any schedule details by clicking Edit next to the schedule.

13. Optionally, extend the retention period for the latest primary backup copy.
    PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide provides more information about extended retention and adding this functionality to a protection policy.
14. Optionally, configure replication of the primary backup copy to a remote storage system.
    PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide provides more information about replication and adding this functionality to a protection policy.
15. Click Next.
    The Options page appears.
16. Use the following options if required for the policy:

    Option	Description
    Enable indexing for file search and restore	Enables FLR. Enable the PowerProtect Search Engine before you activate this option.
    Troubleshooting	Enables a higher debug logging level for extended troubleshooting.

17. Click Next.
    The Summary page appears.
18. Review the protection policy configuration details. You can click Edit next to any details to make changes. When you are done, click Finish.

    An informational message appears to confirm that PowerProtect Data Manager has saved the protection policy.

    When the new protection policy is created and assets are added to the protection policy, PowerProtect Data Manager performs backups according to the backup schedule.

19. Click OK to exit the window, or click Go to Jobs to open the Jobs window to monitor the configuration of the new protection policy.