PowerProtect Data Manager 19.14 Deployment Guide

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UI tools and options

Learn about the tools, windows, and banner options available in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI.

PowerProtect Data Manager UI tools and windows

The following table describes the tools and windows in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI left navigation pane.

Table 1. PowerProtect Data Manager toolsPowerProtect Data Manager tools
Menu item	Description
Dashboard	Click Dashboard to view the overall state of the PowerProtect Data Manager system.
Health	Click Health to view a score for the overall PowerProtect Data Manager system health (Good, Fair, or Poor).
Infrastructure	Click Infrastructure to: View and manage all assets: VMware virtual machines File systems VMAX storage Groups NOTE:Not applicable to the PowerProtect Data Manager appliance. Kubernetes clusters Microsoft Exchange Server databases Network Attached Storage (NAS) Microsoft SQL Server databases Oracle databases SAP HANA databases Block volumes Add vCenter and application and File System host asset sources. View and manage Integrated Storage. Add a VM Direct appliance with the VM Direct protection engine for virtual machine data protection. Manage the vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) for virtual machine crash-consistent data protection performed with the Transparent Snapshot Data Mover (TSDM) protection mechanism. Manage registration of Oracle RMAN agent, Microsoft application agent, SAP HANA agent, and File System agent. View and manage Cloud Disaster Recovery. Create and manage a Search Cluster. Add PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot Manager tenants as asset sources for jobs, alerts, and reports.
Protection	Click Protection to: Add protection policies to back up assets. Manage service-level agreements (SLAs). Add, edit, and delete protection rules for asset inclusion in policies. Add, edit, and delete file exclusion templates for File System protection policies.
Restore	Click Restore to: View asset copy location details and initiate a Restore operation. Manage Instant Access Sessions. Use the File Search feature to find and restore virtual machine file copies.
Alerts	Click Alerts to: View and acknowledge alerts and events. Filter alerts by critical, warning, and informational status, and specify the time range. View and examine Audit logs. Export audit logs to .csv files. Set audit log boundaries. Configure alert notifications. There is also a banner UI option, represented by , which provides links that enable you to view all unacknowledged alerts.
Administration	Click Administration to: Configure users and roles. Set password credentials and manage key chains. View and replace certificates. Add external identity providers. View and manage resource groups.
Reports	Click Reports to access the PowerProtect Data ManagerReport Browser and Reporting Engine.
Jobs	Click Jobs to manage jobs, view by protection or system, filter, and view details.

Banner UI options

The following table describes the icons in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI banner.

Table 2. Banner UI optionsBanner UI options
Option	Description
	Click to provide customer feedback.
	Click to enter search criteria to find assets, jobs, logs, and alerts.
	The number next to this icon indicates the critical unacknowledged alerts over the last 24 hours. Click to expand for more information about unacknowledged alerts, including: The total number of alerts (all statuses — critical, warning, or informational) that have yet to be acknowledged, or just the unacknowledged alerts from the last 24 hours (marked with the New tag). The number of critical alerts that have yet to be acknowledged, or just the unacknowledged critical alerts from the last 24 hours (marked with the New tag). Within this menu, click any of these links to open the Alerts window, where you can view specific details about these unacknowledged alerts.
	Click to restore assets from replicated copies through quick recovery. This icon only appears when the system receives replicated metadata from a source system.
	Click to configure and manage PowerProtect Data Manager system network, time zone, and NTP settings, DR backups, security, licenses, updates, authentication, agent downloads, and support, and to access the Get Started window.
	Click to obtain more information about PowerProtect Data Manager, access Customer Support, or view the REST API documentation.
	Click to log out, and log in as a different user, or change the current user password.
	Click to launch CloudIQ, APEX Backup Services, Cloud Snapshot Manager, or vProtect. NOTE:Only Cloud Snapshot Manager is applicable to the PowerProtect Data Manager appliance.