The
PowerProtect Data Manager system protection service enables you to protect the persistent data of a
PowerProtect Data Manager system from catastrophic loss by creating a series of server disaster recovery (DR) backups.
Preparing for server DR requires the consideration of two scenarios: loss of the
PowerProtect Data Manager server and loss of the entire site. Some of the information that you record during the server DR configuration process may only apply to one scenario or the other. As a best practice, you should gather and record all applicable information for both scenarios.
PowerProtect Data Manager supports three methods of server DR:
System recovery
System recovery creates point-in-time snapshots of the
PowerProtect Data Manager server in
protection storage. During a DR activity, recover the server from
protection storage and then restore protected assets.
Quick recovery makes a remote
PowerProtect Data Manager replication destination aware of replicated backups and enables the recovery view. During a DR activity, you can restore assets from these replicated backups at the destination without first restoring the source server.
Cloud DR enables you to restore to a DR site in a supported public cloud environment. During a DR activity, restore virtual machines to a Cloud DR server and recover those workloads in the cloud.