PowerProtect Data Manager 19.10 Administration and User Guide

Virtual network asset assignment

Assignments identify which assets should use each virtual network. There are two methods to associate an asset with a virtual network:

• By protection policy

  You can configure the PowerProtect Data Manager to choose a preferred virtual network for all assets on a protection policy.
    

• By asset

  You can assign virtual networks to individual assets. This method is optional and overrides any virtual network assignment from a protection policy. Assets which are not individually assigned automatically use the preferred virtual network.
    

  You can use this method to specify a virtual network for any asset. However, this method is especially suited to configuring assets which are exceptions to the rule. You can also split assets on the same application host across multiple virtual networks. For example, when an asset has its own network interface or belongs to another department.
    

Dell Technologies recommends that you assign assets to virtual networks by protection policy, where possible.

Before you assign an asset, perform the following actions:

• Test connectivity from the asset host to the PowerProtect Data Manager by pinging the PowerProtect Data Manager IP address on that virtual network.
• Register the asset source with the PowerProtect Data Manager.
• Approve the asset source.