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PowerProtect Data Manager Version 19.1

Deployment Guide 302-005-725

Rev 02

July 2019

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Deploying and Configuring the Virtual Appliance 9 PowerProtect Data Manager Interoperability Introduction..........................10 Microsoft application agent, Oracle RMAN agent, and Data Domain interoperability............................................................................................ 10 File System agent interoperability and supported operating systems ..........11 PowerProtect Data Manager resource requirements on VMware environment................................................................................................ 12 PowerProtect Data Manager OVA deployment methods.............................12

Deploy the OVA file to a vCenter server......................................... 13 Deploy the OVA file to an ESXi host............................................... 14

Configure the PowerProtect Data Manager virtual appliance......................15 Log bundle creation to troubleshoot configuration failures..........................17

Getting Started 19 PowerProtect Data Manager software.......................................................20 Access the PowerProtect Data Manager UI................................................ 21

Replace the default PowerProtect Data Manager certificate to a self-signed certificate.................................................................... 21 Getting Started............................................................................. 22 UI tools and options ...................................................................... 23

Upgrading the PowerProtect Data Manager appliance 25 Upgrade PowerProtect Data Manager .......................................................26

Preface

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

CONTENTS

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Preface

As part of an effort to improve product lines, periodic revisions of software and hardware are released. Therefore, all versions of the software or hardware currently in use might not support some functions that are described in this document. The product release notes provide the most up-to-date information on product features.

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Purpose

This document describes how to deploy the PowerProtect Data Manager software.

Audience

This document is intended for the system administrator who will deploy the PowerProtect Data Manager software.

Revision history

The following table presents the revision history of this document.

Table 1 Revision history

Revision Date Description

02 July 30, 2019 Updates to the topic "Configure the PowerProtect Data Manager virtual appliance."

01 July 25, 2019 GA release of this document for PowerProtect Data Manager 19.1.

Related documentation

The following publications provide additional information:

l PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide Describes how to configure the software.

l PowerProtect Data Manager Release Notes Contains information on new features, known limitations, environment, and system requirements for the software.

l PowerProtect Data Manager Security Configuration Guide Contains security information.

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CHAPTER 1

Deploying and Configuring the Virtual Appliance

This section contains the following topics:

l PowerProtect Data Manager Interoperability Introduction................................. 10 l Microsoft application agent, Oracle RMAN agent, and Data Domain

interoperability................................................................................................... 10 l File System agent interoperability and supported operating systems ................. 11 l PowerProtect Data Manager resource requirements on VMware environment...12 l PowerProtect Data Manager OVA deployment methods.................................... 12 l Configure the PowerProtect Data Manager virtual appliance............................. 15 l Log bundle creation to troubleshoot configuration failures................................. 17

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PowerProtect Data Manager Interoperability Introduction PowerProtect Data Manager integrates multiple data protection products within the Dell EMC Data Protection portfolio to enable data protection as a service. PowerProtect Data Manager enables new data paths with provisioning, automation, and scheduling that enable a data protection team to embed protection engines into the infrastructure for high-performance backup and recovery.

There are several integrated services that comprise the PowerProtect Data Manager solution:

l Protection Storage Services:

n Data DomainHardware

n Data Domain Operating System (DDOS)

n Data Domain Management Center (DDMC)

n Data Domain Virtual Edition (DDVE)

l The following data paths:

n Application Direct

n VM Direct vProxy

This section includes several tables that list the supported software and hardware configurations for an PowerProtect Data Manager deployment for each direct data path.

Microsoft application agent, Oracle RMAN agent, and Data Domain interoperability

The Microsoft application agent and Oracle RMAN agent enable an application administrator to protect and recover data on a SQL Server host and Oracle server host. PowerProtect Data Manager integrates with the Microsoft application agent and Oracle RMAN agent to check and monitor the backup compliance against protection policies. PowerProtect Data Manager also supports central scheduling for backups.

You can install the Microsoft application agent or Oracle RMAN agent on the host that you plan to protect by using the installation instructions provided in the PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide.

Table 3 Microsoft application agent, Oracle RMAN agent, and Data Domain support matrix

Product Supported versions

Data Domain l DD990, DD4500, DD7200, DD9500, DD6300, DD6800, DD9300, DD9800, DD3300

If you are adding Data Domain to PowerProtect Data Manager directly through PowerProtect Data Manager Infrastructure > Storage:

l DD990, DD4500, DD7200, DD9500, DD6300, DD6800, DD9300, DD9800, DD3300

l DDOS 6.1.2 or higher

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Table 3 Microsoft application agent, Oracle RMAN agent, and Data Domain support matrix (continued)

Product Supported versions

If you are adding Data Domain to PowerProtect Data Manager through Data Domain Management Center (DDMC):

l DDMC 6.1.0.x, 6.1.x with DDOS 6.1.x and higher

The Data Domain Management Center Release Notes provides more information: https://support.emc.com/docu85237_Data- Domain-Management-Center-6.1-Release-Notes.pdf? language=en_US provides more information.

Microsoft application agent

Microsoft application agent 19.1

Software compatibility information for the PowerProtect Data Manager software and the Microsoft application agent is provided in the E-Lab Navigator, available at https:// elabnavigator.emc.com/eln/modernHomeDataProtection.

Oracle RMAN agent Oracle RMAN agent 19.1

Software compatibility information for the PowerProtect Data Manager software and the Oracle RMAN agent is provided in the E-Lab Navigator, available at https://elabnavigator.emc.com/eln/ modernHomeDataProtection.

File System agent interoperability and supported operating systems

The File System agent allows an application administrator to protect and recover data on the file system host. PowerProtect Data Manager integrates with the File System agent to check and monitor backup compliance against protection policies. PowerProtect Data Manager also allows central scheduling for backups.

PowerProtect Data Manager supports the co-existence of agents on the same Windows or Linux host for the following:

l Microsoft SQL agent and the File System agent on Windows.

l Oracle/RMAN agent and the File System agent on Linux.

You can install the File System agent on the host that you plan to protect by using the installation instructions provided in the PowerProtect Data Manager Administration and User Guide.

Software compatibility information for the PowerProtect Data Manager software and the File System agent is provided in the eLab Navigator, available at https:// elabnavigator.emc.com/eln/modernHomeDataProtection.

Supported operating system versions

Review the following PowerProtect Data Manager File System supported operating system versions for Windows and Linux

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Windows

PowerProtect Data Manager supports Windows for File Systems on NTFS and ReFS for the following versions:

l Windows Server 2008 R2

l Windows Server 2012

l Windows Server 2012 R2

l Windows Server 2016

l Windows Server 2019

Linux

PowerProtect Data Manager supports Linux for File Systems on ext3 and ext4 for the following platforms/versions:

l RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versions 6.x and 7.x up to 7.6.

l SuSe Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) versions 11.x and 12.x. Note that SLES 11 SP0 and 12 SP4 are not supported.

l CentOS versions 6.x and 7.x up to 7.5.

PowerProtect Data Manager resource requirements on VMware environment

The PowerProtect Data Manager appliance has the following minimum system requirements for the VMware environment (ESXi server) it is running on:

l 10 CPU cores

l 18 GB (The ESXi server requires at least 18 GB of RAM available for PowerProtect Data Manager)

l Five total disks:

n Disk 1 of 100 GB

n Disk 2 of 500 GB

n Disk 3 of 10 GB

n Disk 4 of 10 GB

n Disk 5 of 5 GB

l One 1-GB NIC

PowerProtect Data Manager OVA deployment methods You can deploy the PowerProtect Data Manager OVA by using one of the following methods.

l Manually deploying the OVA to a vCenter serverUse this method to deploy the OVA to a stand-alone or cluster host, while logged into the vCenter server. Supports configuring the network settings during the deployment.

l Manually deploying the OVA to an ESXi hostUse this method to deploy the OVA while logged in to an ESXi host. Use the VM console to configure the network settings after the deployment completes.

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Deploy the OVA file to a vCenter server Use this method to deploy the PowerProtect Data Manager OVA to a stand-alone or cluster host while you are logged in to the vCenter server. This method supports configuring the network settings during the deployment.

About this task

Note that depending upon the version of vCenter in your environment, the order of steps may differ from the order in this procedure.

Procedure

1. Log in to the vSphere Client.

2. From the File menu, select Deploy OVF Template.

3. In the Select a template window:

a. Browse to the OVA package:

l Select URL and type the URL path to the OVA package. Note: This option is not available when deploying the OVA on an ESXI host.

l Select Local File, and then click Choose File and browse to the OVA package location.

b. Click Next.

4. In the Select a name and location window:

a. Specify a name for the virtual appliance.

b. Optionally, specify the inventory location. For example, a data center or VM folder.

c. Click Next.

5. In the Select a resource window:

a. Select the destination compute resource.

b. Click Next.

6. In the Review details window:

a. Verify the OVF template details.

b. Click Next.

7. In the Select Storage window:

a. Select the datastore in which to store the configuration and disk files.

b. In the Select virtual disk format field, select Thick provision lazy zeroed.

c. Click Next.

8. In the Select networks window:

a. Select a destination network for each source network.

By default, the top network is selected. Ensure that you select the correct network, which may not be the top one in the list.

b. Click Next.

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9. In the Customize template window:

a. Specify the Network IP address for the virtual appliance, which should correspond to the network you select in step 8.

Only IPV4 IP addresses are supported.

b. Specify the default gateway for the virtual appliance.

c. Specify the network netmask for the virtual appliance.

d. Specify the DNS server for the virtual appliance. You can configure up to three DNSs.

e. Specify the fully qualified domain name for the virtual appliance. For example, hostname.domain

f. Click Next.

Note: For an ESXi host, only the most recent version(s) of ESXI support configuring network details from this window. If using an earlier ESXi version, you might be required to configure the network settings from the VM Console.

10. In the Ready to Complete window, verify the OVF template details, and click Finish.

Deploy the OVA file to an ESXi host Use the vSphere Client to deploy the PowerProtect Data Manager OVA while you are logged in to an ESXi host. It is optional for the ESXi host to be managed by a vCenter server. You must use the VM console to configure the network settings after the deployment completes.

Procedure

1. Log in to the vSphere Client.

2. From the File menu, select Deploy OVF Template.

3. In the Select a template window:

a. Browse to the OVA package:

l Select URL and type the URL path to the OVA package. Note: This option is not available when deploying the OVA on an ESXI host.

l Select Local File, and then click Choose File and browse to the OVA package location.

b. Click Next.

4. In the Select a name and location window:

a. Specify a name for the virtual appliance.

b. Optionally, specify the inventory location. For example, a data center or VM folder.

c. Click Next.

5. In the Select Storage window:

a. Select the datastore in which to store the configuration and disk files.

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b. In the Select virtual disk format field, select Thick provision lazy zeroed.

c. Click Next.

6. In the Select networks window:

a. Select a destination network for each source network.

By default, the top network is selected. Ensure that you select the correct network, which may not be the top one in the list.

b. Click Next.

7. In the Customize template window:

a. Specify the Network IP address for the virtual appliance, which should correspond to the network you select in step 8.

Only IPV4 IP addresses are supported.

b. Specify the default gateway for the virtual appliance.

c. Specify the network netmask for the virtual appliance.

d. Specify the DNS server for the virtual appliance. You can configure up to three DNSs.

e. Specify the fully qualified domain name for the virtual appliance. For example, hostname.domain

f. Click Next.

Note: For an ESXi host, only the most recent version(s) of ESXI support configuring network details from this window. If using an earlier ESXi version, you might be required to configure the network settings from the VM Console.

Configure the PowerProtect Data Manager virtual appliance After you deploy and power on the PowerProtect Data Manager appliance, you must configure the virtual appliance.

Before you begin

l Ensure that you power on the PowerProtect Data Manager virtual appliance.

l (Optional) Download a local copy of the PowerProtect Data Manager virtual appliance license file.

About this task

Perform the following steps from a host that has access to the PowerProtect Data Manager virtual appliance.

Procedure

1. From a host that has network access to the virtual appliance, use Google Chrome to connect to the appliance:

https://appliance_hostname Note: You can specify the hostname or the IP address of the appliance.

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2. If an SSL certificate warning page appears with the message Your connection is not private, click Advanced, and then click Proceed to hostname_or_ip_address (unsafe).

3. On the Welcome pane, perform the following actions:

a. To set up PowerProtect Data Manager as a new installation, select New Install.

b. To perform a disaster recovery, select Restore Backup.

c. Click Next.

4. On the License pane, perform the following actions:

Note: If the license was already applied, review the license information and then click Next.

a. In the License Type field, select a type of license.

a. To use an evaluation license, select 90 days evaluation license. A description of the license appears in the License File field.

b. To load a license, select License File > Choose File, and then browse to and select the license that you want to load.

c. To copy the contents of the license file, select Plain Text and then copy the contents of the license file into the Plain Text field.

b. Click Next.

5. In the Authentication pane, perform the following actions:

The Use same password for all option is selected by default. PowerProtect Data Manager uses the same password for admin, services, and lockbox accounts.

a. Optionally, clear the Use same password for all option.

l If you leave the Use same password for all option selected, in the Enter a new password and Renter password to confirm fields, specify a password.

l If you clear the Use same password for all option, in the Enter a new password and Renter password to confirm fields, specify individual passwords for the administrative, services, and lockbox accounts.

Ensure that the password meets the following requirements:

l Minimum of nine characters and a maximum of one hundred characters

l At least one numeric character (0-9)

l At least one uppercase character (A-Z)

l At least one lowercase character (a-z)

l At least one special character from the following list of acceptable characters:

~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}|[]\:'";,./<>?

b. Click Next.

6. In the System Settings pane, perform the following actions:

a. In the Current Timezone list box, select the time zone where the system is physically located.

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b. To add an NTP server, click Add.

c. In the Server IP Address field, specify the NTP server IP address.

d. Click Add.

e. To change the list of NTP servers, click Edit or Delete.

f. Click Next.

7. In the Email Setup - Optional pane, perform the following actions:

a. In the Mail Server field, specify the SMTP server IP address.

b. In the Email From field, specify the administrator email address.

c. In the Recipient for Test Email field, specify the recipient email address.

d. In the Port field, specify the SSH port to connect to the SMTP server.

e. In the Username field, specify the administrator username.

f. In the Password field, specify the administrator password.

g. To send a test email to the specified IP address, click Send Test Email.

h. To acknowledge the test email was successfully sent, click OK.

i. To send diagnostic and usage data to Dell EMC for proactive support and to help improve our products and services, toggle the Auto Support switch to ON.

When enabling auto support, click View Terms to review the telemetry software terms, and then scroll down to click Accept to finish enabling auto support, or Decline to disable auto support.

j. Click Next.

Note: Email Server Setup is required before performing a local user password reset and sending customized alert notifications.

8. In the Summary pane, review the configuration choices, and then click Done.

After you finish

Getting Started provides information.

Log bundle creation to troubleshoot configuration failures If errors appear in the PowerProtect Data Manager console after appliance configuration, and the configuration did not complete successfully, you can create a log bundle to determine the cause of the error and troubleshoot the issue.

To create a log bundle:

1. Log in to the VM console through the vCenter server with the username root and the password changeme.

2. Run the following:

logs tar -cvf vmd_logs.tar * cd /logs/vmdirect/ tar -cvf ecdm_messages messages*

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Example 1 Example command usage

The following screen shows an example command run on the VM console to create the log bundle. Figure 1 Create log bundle in the VM console

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CHAPTER 2

Getting Started

This section includes the following topics:

l PowerProtect Data Manager software...............................................................20 l Access the PowerProtect Data Manager UI........................................................21

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PowerProtect Data Manager software PowerProtect Data Manager software is an enterprise solution that provides software-defined data protection, deduplication, operational agility, self-service, and IT governance.

PowerProtect Data Manager enables the transformation from traditional centralized protection to an IT-as-a-service model, based on a self-service design. This design ensures that you can enforce compliance and other business rules, even when backup responsibilities are decentralized to individual database administrators and application administrators.

PowerProtect Data Manager key features include:

l Software-defined data protection with integrated deduplication, replication, and reuse

l Data backup and recovery self-service operations from native applications that are combined with central IT governance

l Multi-cloud optimization with integrated cloud tiering

l SaaS-based management, compliance, and predictive analytics

l Modern services-based architecture for ease of deployment, scaling, and upgrading

PowerProtect Data Manager integrates multiple data protection products within the Dell EMC Data Protection portfolio to enable data protection as a service, providing the following benefits:

l The data protection team can create new data paths with provisioning, automation, and scheduling to embed protection engines into the infrastructure for high-performance backup and recovery.

l For large-scale environments, backup administrators can schedule Microsoft SQL and Oracle backups from a central location on the PowerProtect Data Manager server.

l PowerProtect Data Manager uses an agent-based approach to discover the protected and unprotected databases on an application server.

l PowerProtect Data Manager enables governed self-service and centralized protection by providing the ability to monitor and enforce Service Level Objectives (SLOs), identify violations of Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), and apply retention locks on backups created using the Microsoft application agent and the Oracle RMAN agent.

l PowerProtect Data Manager supports deploying an external VM Proxy appliance, also known as the vProxy appliance, for data movement with the VM Direct Protection engine. The PowerProtect Data Manager software comes pre-bundled with an embedded VM proxy, which is automatically used as a fallback proxy for performing backup and restore operations when the added external proxies fail or are disabled. Dell EMC recommends that you always deploy external proxies because the embedded proxy has limited capacity for performing parallel backups.

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Access the PowerProtect Data Manager UI PowerProtect Data Manager provides a stand-alone UI that you can use to manage and monitor system behavior.

Procedure

1. From a host that has network access to the virtual appliance, use Google Chrome to connect to the appliance:

https://appliance_hostname Note: You can specify the hostname or the IP address of the appliance.

2. Log in with your user name and password.

If you receive an unsigned certificate warning, see Replace the default PowerProtect Data Manager certificate to a self-signed certificate on page 21 for instructions.

The Getting Started page appears.

l The left pane provides links to the available menu items. Expand a menu item for more options.

l The icons in the PowerProtect Data Manager banner provide additional options.

Replace the default PowerProtect Data Manager certificate to a self-signed certificate

Use this procedure to replace the PowerProtect Data Manager UI and public API facing certificates with a new self signed or CA signed certificate.

Before you begin

You must have the following keys and certificates in place:

l /etc/ssl/certificates/customer/customerkey.pem l /etc/ssl/certificates/customer/customer.pem l /etc/ssl/certificates/customer/customer.keystore l /etc/ssl/certificates/customca/customca.truststore Procedure

1. Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager system as the root user.

Note: PowerProtect Data Manager does not support using the ssh command with the root account. To use ssh to connect to the system and change the password for the root account, log in to ssh with the admin account, and then use the su command to change to the root account.

2. Run the following Unix commands:

cd /usr/local/brs/lib/ecdm-ui/app

ln -s /etc/ssl/certificates/customer/customer.pem cert.pem

ln -s /etc/ssl/certificates/customer/customerkey.pem private- key.pem

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sudo systemctl restart nginx

3. Update the /usr/local/brs/lib/zuul/conf/application.yml file with following parameters:

key-store: Specify the file path where your key-store certificate is kept. For example: /etc/ssl/certificates/customer/customer.keystore key-store-password: Specify a key-store password.

key-password: Specify a key password.

key-alias: Specify a key alias.

trust-store: Specify the file path where your trust-store certificate is kept. For example: /etc/ssl/certificates/customca/customca.truststore trust-store-password: Specify a trust-store password.

4. Carry out the command: zuul restart 5. Log in to the https://ecdm.customer.com instance.

6. When prompted, accept the certificate.

7. Login to https://ecdm.customer.com:8443.

All external requests are now using your installed certificates.

Getting Started The Getting Started page provides configuration options that are required when the system is first deployed.

The Getting Started page appears upon first deployment of PowerProtect Data Manager and opens to this page by default until you click Skip This.

You can access the Getting Started page at any time by selecting System Settings > Getting Started.

Table 4 PowerProtect Data Manager Getting Started menu items

Options Description

Support View and configure Secure Remote Services (SRS), Email Setup, Auto Support, Logs, System Health.

Disaster Recovery Backup

Configure and manage backups for disaster recovery.

VMware vCenter Opens the Infrastructure > Asset Sources page where you can add a vCenter instance as an asset source so that it can be added to a protection policy.

Protect Assets Opens the Protection Policies page where you can manage Protection Life Cycle workflows for all asset types.

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UI tools and options Learn about the available tools in the UI.

PowerProtect Data Manager UI tools

Table 5 PowerProtect Data Manager tools

Menu item Description

Dashboard

Provides a high-level view of the overall state the PowerProtect Data Manager system and includes the following information:

l AlertsSystem alerts

l ProtectionDetails about protection policies

l JobsJob status, including the number of jobs scheduled, currently running, failed, completed successfully, partially completed, and failed. You can click the number next to a status in the Jobs pane to open the Jobs window, where you can drill down to view more details.

l PolicyDetails include number of successes, failures, and excluded assets for each asset type

l Protection StorageProtection storage usage statistics

l RecoveryRecovery statistics

l HealthDetails about the health of the system, including services, licenses, support, protection engines, server backups, and uptime.

PowerProtect Data Manager refreshes the data hourly unless you run an ad-hoc discovery.

Infrastructure

Click Infrastructure to perform the following tasks:

l View and manage Virtual Machine, SQL Database, Oracle Database, and File System assets

l Add vCenter and Application and File System Host asset sources

l View and manage Integrated Storage

l Add a VM Proxy with the VM Proxy protection engine for virtual machine data protection

l Manage registration of RMAN Agent, Microsoft Application Agent, and File System Agent

Protection

Click Protection to perform the following tasks:

l Add protection policy groups to SQL and Oracle databases, File Systems, and Virtual Machines

l Manage SLA

l Add, edit, and delete Dynamic Groups to SQL and Oracle databases, File Systems, and Virtual Machines

Click Recovery to perform the following tasks:

l View asset copy location details and initiate a Restore operation

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Table 5 PowerProtect Data Manager tools (continued)

Menu item Description

Recovery l Manage Instant Access Sessions

Alerts

Click Alerts to perform the following tasks:

l View and acknowledge alerts and events.

l View and drill down to Audit Logs.

l Export audit logs to CSV files.

l Set audit log boundaries.

Administration

Click Administration to perform the following tasks:

l Configure users and roles

l Set password credentials and manage key chains

l Configure alert notifications

l Add LDAP Identity Sources

Jobs

Click Jobs to monitor the status of jobs in progress and drill down to view detailed information.

Reporting

Click Reporting to log in to PowerProtect Central.

Additional UI options

The following table describes the icons located in the PowerProtect Data Manager banner.

Table 6 Additional options

Option Description

Click to see recent alerts.

Click to configure and manage PowerProtect Data Manager system network, time zone and NTP settings, DR backups, security, licenses, upgrades, authentication, agent downloads, and support, and to access the Getting Started page.

Click to log out and log in as a different user.

Click to see PowerProtect Data Manager version information.

Click to obtain more information about PowerProtect Data Manager and how it can help you manage your backup copies.

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CHAPTER 3

Upgrading the PowerProtect Data Manager appliance

Upgrade the PowerProtect Data Manager appliance by manually downloading upgrade packages or by connecting to an ESRS gateway.

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Upgrade PowerProtect Data Manager Perform the following steps to upgrade PowerProtect Data Manager 19.1 and later.

Before you begin

Complete the following steps before beginning the upgrade process:

1. Ensure that you have administrator credentials. Only a PowerProtect Data Manager administrator can initiate the upgrade.

2. Check for running tasks, and cancel them, or allow them to complete.

3. Disable any Protection Policies that are scheduled to run in the next few hours.

4. Verify that there are no active mount sessions for instant access restore, file-level restore, or VMDK restore. Ensure that any active mount operations are stopped prior to upgrading.

5. Take a snapshot of the system: Select the PowerProtect VM in the vSphere client, right click, and then select Snapshot > Take snapshot .

About this task

You can upgrade PowerProtect Data Manager by manually downloading upgrade packages or by connecting to an ESRS gateway.

When PowerProtect Data Manager is licensed and you have registered the ESRS gateway host with PowerProtect Data Manager, you can upgrade using ESRS. When a PowerProtect Data Manager upgrade package is available, the packages are uploaded to the ESRS gateway. The appliance checks the ESRS gateway once a day for available upgrade packages, or you can manually initiate a check operation. An upgrade package can upgrade one or more of the following:

l The PowerProtect Data Manager, including application agent installers stored on the PowerProtect Data Manager VM

l External vProxies

Procedure

1. If you have not configured ESRS, download the upgrade package.

2. From a host that has network access to the virtual appliance, use Google Chrome to connect to the appliance: https://appliance_hostname.

3. (Optional) If an SSL certificate warning page is displayed with the message, Your connection is not private, click Advanced, and then click. Proceed to hostname_or_ip_address (unsafe).

4. Type the system administrator user name and password and click Log In.

5. Click the System Settings icon in the banner.

6. Select Upgrade. The UI lists the latest available PowerProtect Data Manager package. Select the package and click Upload Package.

7. (Optional) If the system is unable to locate an upgrade package or if you are using the manual package download method, click Upload Package to select the upgrade file manually.

a. Click Yes in the confirmation window.

b. Browse to the path that contains the upgrade package, select the package, and click Open.

An upgrade status progress bar is displayed.

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8. Click OK to close the package upload status message.

The UI shows details of the package, including a description, a list of the subcomponents inside the package, and one of the following States:

l ProcessingThe precheck stage is ongoing. Wait until the state changes to Available.

l AvailableThe upgrade package is valid and ready for installation.

l InvalidThe upgrade package is not valid and cannot be installed.

l Precheck failedError while extracting the upgrade package.

9. When the package state is Available, click the Perform Upgrade button to the right of the upgrade package.

10. Click YES to accept any required certificates.

Note: If any tasks are running, a warning dialog box appears. Click View Tasks or Proceed Install (default) to continue the install process.

11. Depending on the contents of the upgrade package, the UI might prompt for a lockbox pass phrase. Type the pass phrase so that the lockbox can be reset after restart.

The lockbox pass phrase was set at deployment time, and by default is the same as the admin password.

After the upgrade starts, the browser is redirected to the Upgrade Manager UI on port 14443. This enables you to monitor upgrade progress while the PowerProtect Data Manager components are shutdown for the upgrade.

Note: To monitor the update status if the connection to the eCDM appliance closes, connect to https://IP_address_appliance:14443.

When the upgrade completes successfully, the browser is redirected back to the main PowerProtect Data Manager UI logon page.

12. Log in to PowerProtect Data Manager.

13. Return to the Upgrade page to verify that the state of the upgrade is Installed.

Results

The overall package status covers critical upgrades for the PowerProtect Data Manager. Other subcomponents, such as Agents and vProxies, may still be processing, or even fail. This does not impact the overall status of the upgrade. You can view the state of each subcomponent by expanding the package that was installed. You can also view the status of vProxy upgrade in the Jobs window. Note that the name of virtual machine jobs in the Jobs window changes from VM VMD protect to Protect VM after the upgrade.

Note: If the upgrade fails, you must delete the failed package before uploading a new package (or the same package) to try again.

After you finish

Use the vSphere web client to delete the snapshot:

1. Right-click the appliance and select Manage Snapshots.

2. In the Manage Snapshots window, select t

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