PowerProtect Data Manager 19.15 Microsoft SQL Server User Guide

Configuring usage limits of DD quota

To configure capacity usage limits for the application agent, the DD administrator must set the hard capacity limit for the storage unit that the application agent uses for backups:

1. Determine which application agent hosts use the storage unit.
2. Determine the amount of capacity to allow for the storage unit.
3. Create the storage unit, and then set the capacity quota by using either the GUI or the command prompt. The DD documentation provides information.
4. Provide the DD hostname, storage unit name, username, and password of the storage unit to the application agent users to use to perform backups.

   The DD administrator can also set the soft capacity quota for the storage unit, which sends alerts and notifications, but does not limit the capacity usage.

   NOTE:When a storage unit is almost full and the capacity quota is decreased, the next backup can fail. DD administrators must notify the Microsoft application agent users when they decrease a capacity quota, so that the application agent users can evaluate the potential impact on backups.