PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Virtual Machine Protection Quick Start Guide

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PowerProtect Data Manager VM Direct new deployment overview

The following summary provides an overview for deploying an external VM Direct protection engine in PowerProtect Data Manager to facilitate data movement.

Table 1. New PowerProtect Data Manager VM Direct protection engine deploymentNew PowerProtect Data Manager VM Direct protection engine deployment
Task Order		System or UI reference	Document reference
Design how to group your backups based on their storage requirements and retention policies.		None	Your account team can help with backup storage design.
Install PowerProtect DD or PowerProtect DD Management Center (DDMC).		PowerProtect DD Management Center	PowerProtect DD Management Center Installation and Administration Guide
Install the software.		PowerProtect Data Manager	PowerProtect Data Manager Deployment Guide
Add PowerProtect DD or PowerProtect DD Management Center (DDMC) to PowerProtect Data Manager.		PowerProtect Data Manager	PowerProtect Data ManagerAdministration and User Guide section "Add Protection Storage"
Add a vCenter Server to discover virtual machine assets for management within the PowerProtect Data Manager		PowerProtect Data Manager	PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide section "Adding a vCenter Server asset source"
Add an external VM Direct engine. NOTE An external VM Direct engine is not required for virtual machine assets protected with the Transparent Snapshot Data Mover (TSDM) protection mechanism. For these policies, the embedded VM Direct engine is sufficient.		PowerProtect Data Manager	PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide section "Add a VM Direct Engine"
Add the protection policy for virtual machine assets that you want to back up.		PowerProtect Data Manager	PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide section "Add a protection policy for virtual machine protection"
Add Service Level Objectives to the protection policy groups to verify that your protected assets are meeting the Service Level Agreements.		PowerProtect Data Manager	PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide section "Add a Service Level Agreement"
Wait for the scheduled full backup of the virtual machine protection policy to complete, or perform a manual (on-demand) backup of the policy.		PowerProtect Data Manager	PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide
Monitor protection compliance in the PowerProtect Data Manager Dashboard.		PowerProtect Data Manager	PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide section "Available tools and options in PowerProtect Data Manager"