NetWorker 19.7 Snapshot Management Integration Guide

Overview

The ProtectPoint™ solution integrates primary storage on a VMAX3 array, and protection storage for backups on a Data Domain® system. ProtectPoint provides efficient block movement of the modified tracks containing data on the application source LUNs to encapsulated Data Domain LUNs for deduplicated snapshot backups.

You can create ProtectPoint backups by using one of the following methods:

• To use local storage array as the first line of protection, create a policy workflow with a snapshot action followed by a clone action that sends the data to a NetWorker pool containing a DD ProtectPoint device. Set NSR_SNAP_TYPE=symm-dmx and SYMM_SNAP_TECH=snapvx in the client resource settings.
• To use ProtectPoint backup as the first line of protection, create policies with a snapshot action that send data to a destination pool that contains ProtectPoint device. Optionally, create a clone action that sends data to other ProtectPoint devices or other media devices. Set NSR_SNAP_TYPE=protectpoint in the NetWorker client resource settings.

You can provision Data Domain backup and restore devices, create a NetWorker ProtectPoint device, and label the device for a NetWorker pool. When you create a snapshot backup or clone action in a workflow, you can select the destination pool that you used when you labeled the device.