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When you install PowerProtect Data Manager version 19.3 or later, the PowerProtect Search Engine is installed by default. The following bullet points explain its usage:
The PowerProtect Search Engine indexes virtual machine file metadata to enable searches based on configurable parameters. To use this feature, add at least one search engine node to the Search Engine to form a search cluster, and then enable the indexing feature.
PowerProtect Search is an optional feature that can be enabled, set up, and configured for virtual machine backups and protection policies. When you enable this feature, a backup of the Search Engine is taken as part of the server backup process.
As of this release, you cannot disable these backups. When Search is enabled, you must allow the Search Engine virtual machine on the DD series appliance that contains the Server Backup MTree: Add the search node IP address or hostname to the client list for the NFS export.
Add and configure the Search Engine as follows: