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PowerProtect Data Manager: Virtual Machine Backup and Recovery
Executive summary Introduction Deployment requirements Data Manager protection policy options for virtual machine protection PowerProtect Search Engine Virtual machine consistent backup workflows
Virtual machine consistent backup configuration workflow
Virtual machine consistent backup protection workflow
Application-aware backup configuration workflow
Application-aware backup protection workflow (FULL)
Application-aware backup workflow (log)
Data Manager use cases for virtual machine recovery Disaster recovery Technical support and resources

Application-aware backup configuration workflow

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Application-aware backup configuration workflow

  • The configuration workflow of application-aware backups is as follows:

    1.  User creates protection policy using Data Manager.
    1.  Data Manager creates Boost user and storage-unit on target storage.
    2.  Data Manager adds protection schedule to its own scheduler.
    3.  VM Direct Engine pushes agent using guest operating system credentials.
    • Microsoft application agent
    • Dell VM Direct Engine agent
    • Dell ItemPoint
    1.  Application agent configures lockbox with credentials on SQL host (using ADM).

    This Diagram depicts configuration workflow of application-aware backups