File system protection data zone components include Data Manager server, PowerProtect File System Agents, file server host, and storage. Data Manager for file system protection has been built with two service model features:
- Self-service file system protection and recovery
- Centralized file system protection and recovery
Figure 3. Data Manager models for file system protection and recovery
Self-service file system protection and recovery
- File system admin or user can use self-service CLI commands to perform self-service backup or restore
- For a host with File System Agent installed, a Data Manager server is required to backup file systems. However, a backup administrator or file system administrator who wants to back up file systems manually (and who uses Data Manager only for compliance purposes) can register the host to Data Manager and create a self-service protection policy to configure only the retention policy instead of a complete backup schedule.
- After a host is registered with Data Manager and assets are added to a self-service protection policy, self-service or manual backups can be performed on the host's file system assets by using the (ddfssv) command-line utility.
- Self-service restore can restore from backups that were centralized or self-service and can be done to a local or remote server.
Note: To enable self-service protection, self-service protection option is selected when creating the file system protection policy in the Data Manager.
Centralized file system protection and recovery
- Centralized file system model is built for backup administrators to perform policy-based file system backup, recovery, replication, and long-term retention of copies. With the centralized protection feature, Data Manager manages the entire file system backup workflow, including the schedule.
- Centralized protection is supported through protection policy. After the File System Agent is installed on the client, the client is auto discovered on Data Manager and enables the administrator to approve the client.
- Choosing the centralized protection option during protection policy creation enables Data Manager to manage all protection centrally.