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For supported appliance types, the NAS appliance can be added as an asset source for Data Manager to automatically discover any assets to protect.
Field | Description |
Name | Enter a descriptive name for the appliance. |
Array Type | Select a supported appliance type from the drop-down menu (PowerStore, Unity, PowerScale) |
Address | Enter the FQDN or IP address for the appliance management interface. |
Port | Enter the port number for HTTPS REST API access to the appliance. |
Credentials | Select an existing set of management credentials of the NAS array. Alternatively, the Add Credentials option can be selected to provide new credentials. Click Save. The credentials should be root or admin credentials for the NAS array. |
Note: Ensure that the production interface is selected for SMB share backups with PowerStore and Dell Unity appliances, whereas NFS backups can use the backup interface. For more information, see the Dell Powerstore: File Capabilities white paper.