Dell Cloud Director Data Protection Extension 19.8 Administration and User Guide
CDDPE UI and REST API functionality
The CDDPE contains multiple user interfaces that accomplish various objectives:
- The Cloud Director UI Plugin on Tenant Portal (TUI) 1
- The Cloud Director UI Plugin on Provider Portal (PUI)
- The REST API
The following table lists the available functionality for each user interface:
| Task | PUI | TUI | REST API | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage backup policies | Modify a backup policy | Yes | Yes, if enableBackupPolicyCustomization is true | Yes |
| Set a default backup policy | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Delete a backup policy | Yes | Yes, if enableBackupPolicyCustomization is true | Yes | |
| Apply a non-default backup policy to a vApp | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Create a backup policy for an Org VDC | Yes | Yes, if enableBackupPolicyCustomization is true | Yes | |
| Configure backup policy templates | Create a backup schedule | Yes | No | Yes |
| Create a backup retention period | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Create a backup option set | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Create a catalog of backup policy templates | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Create/configure a backup policy quota | Create/configure/modify an ad hoc backup policy quota | Yes | No | Yes |
| Create/configure/modify a scheduled backup policy quota | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Perform an ad hoc backup | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Perform a file level restore | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Restore a vApp or virtual machine to the original Org VDC | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Restore a vApp to its original location | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Restore a virtual machine to its original location | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Restore a vApp to a new location on the Org VDC | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Restore a deleted vApp | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Get recent activity for selected vApps or all vApps in an Org VDC | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Customize/brand the The Cloud Director UI Plugin on Tenant Portal (TUI)2 | No | No | No | |
1 Cloud Director currently does not allow SA users to login to TUI directly. SA users need to login to PUI first and then use pop-up links on Organizations and Organization VDCs to access TUI.
2 The system administrator can customize/brand the
The Cloud Director UI Plugin on Tenant Portal (TUI) at a global level by using the REST API calls provided by VMware.
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