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PowerProtect Data Manager can separate management and backup traffic onto different virtual networks (VLANs). Virtual networks help to improve data traffic routing, security, and organization.
The default configuration routes the management traffic over the same network as backup traffic. All assets are part of the same network.
Virtual networks can also be configured to separate management traffic from backup traffic. This configuration can also separate traffic that originates from different networks.
Before you configure a virtual network, complete the following actions:
Note: PowerProtect Data Manager does not verify the network switch configurations. If the physical or virtual network switch is incorrectly configured, the virtual network configuration fails.