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PowerProtect Data Manager supports the protection of PVCs provisioned in different PowerScale access zones.
PowerProtect Data Manager by default creates a cProxy pod in the powerprotect namespace when backing up and restoring PVCs to a new namespace. The powerprotect namespace may not have access to all the PowerScale access zones.
This feature is useful in scenarios in which PowerProtect Data Manager is unable to protect PVCs by default, such as:
For more information about configuring this feature to protect PVCs in PowerScale access zones, see the PowerProtect Data Manager Kubernetes User Guide on Dell Support at PowerProtect Data Manager Info Hub: Product Documents and Information.