PowerProtect Data Manager 19.10 Administration and User Guide

Add protection storage

Add and configure a storage system to use as a target for protection policies. Only the Administrator role can add protection storage.

1. From the left navigation pane, select Infrastructure > Storage.
   The Storage window appears.
2. In the Protection Storage tab, click Add.
3. In the Add Storage dialog box, select a storage system (PowerProtect DD System or PowerProtect DD Management Center).
   For a system pool, select DDMC.
4. To add a High Availability PowerProtect DD system, select the checkbox.
5. Specify the storage system attributes:
   1. In the Name field, specify a storage name.
   2. In the Address field, specify the hostname, fully qualified domain name (FQDN), or the IP address.
   3. In the Port field, specify the port for SSL communication. Default is 3009.
6. Under Host Credentials click Add, if you have already configured protection storage credentials that are common across storage systems, select an existing password. Alternatively, you can add new credentials, and then click Save.
7. If a trusted certificate does not exist on the storage system, a dialog box appears requesting certificate approval. Click Verify to review the certificate, and then click Accept.
8. Click Save to exit the Add Storage dialog and initiate the discovery of the storage system.
   A dialog box appears to indicate that the request to add storage has been initiated.
9. In the Storage window, click Discover to refresh the window with any newly discovered storage systems.
   When a discovery completes successfully, the Status column updates to OK.
10. To modify a storage system location, complete the following steps:
    A storage system location is a label that is applied to a storage system. If you want to store your copies in a specific location, the label helps you select the correct storage system during policy creation.
    1. In the Storage window, select the storage system from the table.
    2. Click More Actions > Set Location.
       The Set Location window appears.
    3. Click Add in the Location list.
       The Add Location window appears.
    4. In the Name field, type a location name for the asset, and click Save.