PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 for Cyber Recovery User Guide

Managing storage

In the Cyber Recovery UI, add each DD system that is running in the Cyber Recovery vault environment as vault storage. A DD system in the Cyber Recovery vault serves as the repository for the data that is replicated from the production system and protected by the Cyber Recovery solution.

1. From the Main Menu, select Infrastructure > Storage.
2. Click Systems at the top of the Storage content pane.
3. Do one of the following:
   • To add vault storage, click Add.
   • To modify an existing object, select a DD system and click Edit.
4. Complete the following fields in the dialog box:

   Table 1. Vault storage fieldsTable that describes the fields in the Vault Storage page.

   Field	Description
   Nickname	Enter a name for the vault storage.
   FQDN or IP Address	Specify the DD host by using one of the following: Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) IP address
   Storage Username	Specify a dedicated Cyber RecoveryDD administration account (for example, cradmin), which the Cyber Recovery software uses to perform operations with the DD system. This DD account must have the admin role.
   Storage Password	Enter the password of the DD administrator.
   SSH Port Number	Enter a storage SSH port number.
   Reset Host Fingerprint (when editing vault storage only)	If you change the FQDN or IP address of the DD host, select to reset the fingerprint. The Cyber Recovery software then sends an alert message.
   Tags	Optionally, add a tag that provides useful information about the vault storage. The tag is displayed in the details description for the vault storage in the Assets content pane in the Cyber Recovery UI. Click Add Tag, enter the tag, and then click Add. NOTE:If a tag exceeds 24 characters, the details description displays the first 21 characters followed by an ellipsis (...).

5. Click Save.
   By default, the Systems table lists the vault storage.
6. To view more detailed information that is retrieved from the DD system, such as the replication contexts and the Ethernet interface, click the vault storage row.
   The details window opens.
   1. Click the Launch DD System Manager to access the DD system.
   2. Click to close the details pane.
   3. Click to open the details pane again.
7. To customize the columns in the table that lists the DD systems, click and select the columns to show or hide.
8. To remove vault storage, select a DD system and click Delete.
9. To capture information about all the vault storage in a .csv file, click Export All.
   The Cyber Recovery software downloads the systems.csv file.
10. For information about storage capacity and MTree details for the vault storage, click Capacity and see Monitoring storage capacity.