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Dell EMC VM proxy management has been automated to minimize and to virtually eliminate both manual effort and the potential for mistakes. Dell EMC data protection software collects the required information, analyzes the environment, and makes recommendations on how many and where proxies are needed. This greatly simplifies proxy management and eliminates many common proxy issues including:
With Dell EMC data protection, proxy management becomes simpler while increasing visibility and awareness of potential conflicts. In addition, Dell EMC automatically manages and cleans up Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) snapshots, which greatly simplifies VMware image backups, improving overall VMware operations and reducing OPEX costs. This zero-touch feature automatically performs the following value-added VMDK Snapshot Management tasks – all without user intervention: