Log in to the
PowerProtect Data Manager user interface as a user with the
Administrator role.
From the left navigation pane, select
Infrastructure > Asset Sources.
The
Asset Sources window appears.
Click the
NAS tab.
The list of configured NAS assets appears.
Click
Add.
The
Add NAS wizard opens.
For
Source Types, select
Appliance.
The wizard presents the applicable fields for appliances.
Complete the following fields:
Field
Description
Name
Type a descriptive name for the appliance.
Array Type
Select a supported appliance type from the drop-down.
Address
Type the hostname or IP address for the appliance management interface.
Port
Type the port number for HTTPS REST API access to the appliance. The default ports are 443 (Unity, Powerstore) and 8080 (PowerScale/Isilon).
Credentials
Select an existing set of management credentials. Alternatively, you can select
Add Credentials, provide new credentials, and then click
Save.
The supplied credentials must provide appliance management console privileges that allow the agent to discover network shares. The appliance documentation provides more information about roles and privileges. Add non-local users in the format
user@domain. Roles with suitable privileges include:
By default, discovery happens automatically after you add the NAS and subsequent discoveries are either manual or scheduled. To schedule a full discovery at a certain time every day, select
Schedule Discovery, and then specify a time.
If the NAS SSL certificate cannot be trusted automatically, a dialog box appears to request certificate approval. Review the certificate, and then click
Verify.
Click
Save.
The NAS appliance appears as an entry in a table on the
Asset Sources window. You can click the magnifying glass icon next to the entry to view more details, such as the NAS type and model, the discovery status, and the last discovery date.
After you add the appliance,
PowerProtect Data Manager starts a discovery in the background. Subsequent discoveries depend on the settings that you chose. You can always do an on-demand discovery.
From the left navigation pane, select
Infrastructure > Assets.
The
Assets window appears.
Select the
NAS tab.
After a successful discovery, the NAS assets that are discovered from the appliance appear.
Discovery time is based on networking bandwidth. Each discovery process that you initiate is impacted by both the resources that are discovered and the resources that perform the discovery.
PowerProtect Data Manager may not appear to update the list of assets while discovery is in progress.
Next steps
You can review the list of discovered NAS assets on the
NAS tab of the
Infrastructure > Assets page.
PowerProtect Data Manager requires a scheduled or manual discovery to learn about appliance-based changes, such as different protocol versions.
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