PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 Storage Array User Guide

Add a storage array

Add the storage array as an asset source so that PowerProtect Data Manager can automatically discover any block volumes to protect.

1. Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager user interface as a user with the Administrator role.
2. From the left navigation pane, select Infrastructure > Asset Sources.
   The Asset Sources window appears.
3. Click the Storage Arrays tab.
   The list of configured storage array assets appears.
4. Click Add.
   The Add Storage Array wizard opens and presents the applicable fields.
5. Complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Array Type	Select PowerStore from the drop-down.
   Name	Type a descriptive name for the storage array.
   Address	Type the hostname or IP address for the source PowerStore cluster.
   Port	Type the port number for HTTPS REST API access to the appliance. The default port is 443.
   Credentials	Select an existing set of management credentials. Alternatively, you can select Add Credentials, provide new credentials, and then click Save.
   Asset Type	Select NAS to add a NAS asset type for the storage array. Select Block Volume to add a block volume asset type for the storage array. You can add both NAS and block volume asset types for the storage array. NOTE:Block volumes are not supported for PowerStore storage array versions 3.0 and earlier.

6. By default, discovery happens automatically after you add the asset source and subsequent discoveries are either manual or scheduled. To schedule a full discovery at a certain time every day, select Schedule Discovery, and then specify a time.

   If discovery is not scheduled, automatic discovery runs every 30 minutes.

   For scheduling separate discoveries of the NAS share or credential changes, go to Infrastucture > Asset Sources, select the share in the NAS tab, and click Edit.

7. If the SSL certificate cannot be trusted automatically, a dialog box appears to request certificate approval. Review the certificate, and then click Verify.
8. Click Save.
   The storage array appears as an entry in a table on the Asset Sources window.

   After you add the storage array, PowerProtect Data Manager starts a discovery in the background. Subsequent discoveries depend on the settings that you chose. You can always do an on-demand discovery.

9. From the left navigation pane, select Infrastructure > Assets.
   The Assets window appears.
10. Select the Block Volumes tab.
    After a successful discovery, the storage array assets that are discovered from the PowerStore system appear.