PowerProtect Data Manager 19.10 File System User Guide

Discover a file system host

Perform the following steps to discover a file system host as an asset source in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI.

1. Select Infrastructure > Asset Sources.
   The Asset Sources window appears.
2. Select the agent host tab.
3. Select the file system host and click Discover.
   The Initiate Discovery dialog appears with an option to immediately start a full discovery of the assets on the host.

   NOTE From the agent host tab, you can click Discover at any time if any additions or other changes to your asset sources have taken place outside of the PowerProtect Data Manager environment. Asset discovery is also initiated by default after registration of the host to PowerProtect Data Manager and at hourly intervals. Discovery time is based on networking bandwidth. Note that each time you initiate a discovery process, the resources that are discovered and those that are handling the discovery impact system performance.
4. Click Yes.

Results

When the File System asset source is configured correctly, you can add the file system assets to a PowerProtect Data Manager protection policy. Go to Infrastructure > Assets, and then select the File Systems tab. Use the icons to switch between a list view of all file system assets for all of the discovered File System hosts, and a hierarchical view of assets within each File System host that has been discovered in PowerProtect Data Manager.