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Beginning with version 19.11, the PowerProtect Data Manager UI provides an option to override the automatic protection engine selection and manually select the VM Direct protection engine to be used. It also enables the option to migrate the protection engine being used on an asset basis. For example, VADP is being used to back up a certain VM and now the backup admin wants to leverage TSDM so the asset protection engine can be migrated to TSDM.
As a precautionary measure, PowerProtect Data Manager does not support the following with transparent snapshots:
The PowerProtect Data Manager UI provides an option to override the automatic protection engine selection and manually select the VM Direct protection engine to be used. It also enables the option to migrate the protection engine being used on an asset basis. For example, VADP is being used to back up a certain VM and now the backup administrator wants to leverage TSDM so that the asset protection engine can be migrated to TSDM.