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The NAS agent backup workflow is a three-step procedure, and it supports only a centralized backup workflow. Data Manager initiates the NAS-share backup through a protection policy. The NASDM microservice running on Data Manager initiates the NAS-share backup request using the Virtual Proxy Orchestrator Daemon (VPOD). Backup requests are received on the Protection Engine and are routed to the NAS agent. Depending upon the array support, the NAS agent creates the snapshot and uses the slicer to create slices of NAS data. The file system agent moves the data slices in parallel to the PowerProtect DD series appliance. NASDM initiates the indexing when the backup is complete.