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A file system protection policy can be created from Data Manager UI to protect file system data.
Protection life cycle policy defines a set of objectives that apply for a specific duration. Data Manager provides centralized and self-service protection options to specify one of the following "Purposes" for the protection policy to back up Linux/Windows file systems. These objectives drive configuration, active protection, and data management operations that satisfy Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
For file system protection, you can select one of three types:
Option to enable indexing for file search and restore from the protection policy, when one or more search nodes are deployed with PowerProtect Data Manager.
The Backup mechanism option appears on PowerProtect Data Manager version 19.15 or later.
You can select the preferred backup mechanism option from the drop-down:
After the policy configuration is complete, an informational message appears to confirm that Data Manager has saved the protection policy. Initially there will be two configuration tasks running:
See PowerProtect Data Manager File System Agent User Guide for detailed steps on how to create a protection policy for file system backup.