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PowerProtect Data Manager protects Kubernetes workloads and ensures that the data is protected and recoverable. PowerProtect Data Manager can be deployed using an Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA) or a machine image and is integrated with PowerProtect DD series appliances as protection storage for backups. In this solution, PowerProtect Data Manager and PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE) is deployed on Management Node.
In addition to being deployable stand-alone, PowerProtect Data Manager is available as an integrated Dell PowerProtect Data Manager appliance. The PowerProtect Data Manager appliance (DM5500) offers an integrated data protection platform that combines storage protection with PowerProtect Data Manager software and cloud readiness - all in a single appliance.
PowerProtect Data Manager can be integrated with GDC Virtual (on-premises) clusters through Kubernetes APIs to discover protectable resources such as namespaces and PVCs. Data Manager discovers the Kubernetes clusters using the IP address or FQDN. PowerProtect Data Manager uses the discovery service account and the token kubeconfig file to integrate with kube-apiserver.
The following high-level architecture diagram shows the data protection for GDC Virtual cluster with PowerProtect Data Manager: