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Protection policies define a set of objectives that apply to specific periods of time. These objectives drive configuration, active protection, and copy-data-management operations that satisfy the business requirements for the specified data. Each plan type has its own set of user objectives. Users with the system admin role can create protection policies. A Kubernetes protection policy enables you to select namespaces in the Kubernetes cluster that you want to back up. Use the Data Manager UI to create a Kubernetes namespace protection policy.
Data Manager provides the following options when creating a Kubernetes cluster protection policy:
Also, the admin can select namespaces and associated PVCs statically or dynamically for inclusion or exclusion in protection policies, along with schedules, retention, and other protection operations.
From the Jobs window, the progress of the new Kubernetes cluster protection policy backup and associated tasks can be monitored.
For more information about creating a protection policy, see the PowerProtect Data Manager Kubernetes User Guide on Dell Support at PowerProtect Data Manager Info Hub: Product Documents and Information.