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PowerProtect Data Manager integrates multiple data protection products within the Dell Data Protection portfolio to enable data protection as a service. It enables new data paths with provisioning, automation, and scheduling that allow a data protection team to embed protection engines into the infrastructure for high-performance backup and recovery.
The PowerProtect Data Manager UI enables users with administrator credentials to add the following storage types:
Note: You can also add a DD system in High Availability (HA) mode.
The following table shows the supported versions of DD series appliances:
PowerProtect DD series appliance | Supported versions |
Operating system | DDOS 6.2.1 or higher |
PowerProtect DD Management Center (DDMC) | DDMC 6.2.1.x, 6.2.x with DDOS 6.2.x and higher |
DD Virtual Edition (DDVE) | DDVE 4.0 and above |
Best practice: Create a dedicated PowerProtect Data Domain BOOST user and avoid using the sysadmin account for Data Domain discovery.
Note: When a PowerProtect DD Management Center is added, PowerProtect Data Manager discovers all the supported DD series appliances that are managed by the PowerProtect DD Management Center.