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Data Manager is a software-defined data protection software that can be installed in minutes on AWS cloud. Data Manager enables the transformation from traditional centralized protection to an IT-as-a-service model based on a self-service design.
Data Manager on AWS enables protection of traditional workloads including Oracle, SQL, SAP HANA, and file systems as well as cloud native applications running in Kubernetes containers or VMs running in VMware Cloud.
To function in an AWS environment, PowerProtect Data Manager requires that DD Virtual Edition (DDVE) also be present. DDVE is a software-only protection storage appliance: a virtual deduplication appliance that provides data protection for entry, enterprise, and service-provider environments. Like any PowerProtect DD System, DDVE is always paired with backup software. You can deploy DDVE to AWS either before or after you deploy PowerProtect Data Manager to AWS.
DDVE on AWS can also be deployed outside of the Data Manager deployment process. DDVE runs up to 256TB per instance in-cloud and supports AWS Government Cloud. Data Manager includes a 90-day trial license by default. With Data Manager and DDVE on AWS, the business-critical workloads deployed on AWS cloud can be protected.
Using the AWS CloudFormation template, Data Manager can be deployed to an Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). Data Manager is deployed with a private IP address. A VPN gateway configuration is required to access Data Manager from an external site.