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During the protection policy creation, you can add the replication to a remote PowerProtect DD series appliance as the replication target.
The Data Manager cloud tier feature works in tandem with the Data Domain Cloud Tier feature to move Data Manager backups from the PowerProtect DD series appliance to the cloud. This feature provides long-term storage of Data Manager backups by seamlessly and securely tiering data to the cloud. From the Data Manager UI, you configure the cloud tier to move Data Manager backups from PowerProtect DD series appliance to the cloud. You can also perform seamless recovery of these backups. Data Domain cloud storage units must be preconfigured on the PowerProtect DD series appliance before they are configured for cloud tier in the Data Manager UI. See the Data Domain Operating System Administration Guide for more information.
Both Exchange centralized and self-service protection policies support cloud tiering. You can create the cloud tier schedule from both primary and replication stages. Schedules must have a minimum weekly recurrence and a retention time of 14 days.