Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Setup
In this post, I want to give you a feel for how easy the setup of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is. Starting in the welcome area, you can select whether you want to restore from a backup or whether it is a new installation.
In my case it is a new installation, I skip the view of the EULA which we have to accept either way. Then you can either test PPDM for 90 days or you can provide a license file.
In the next step we have to assign passwords, you can provide the individual users with different passwords (recommended) in my case it is a HomeLab and therefore the password should be complex but for all users.
Fundamental things such as NTP should also be configured, this is done on the next screen
(Optional) a mail server can also be configured directly to receive information on data protection, e.g. if a backup is successful or fails.
Finally, all parameters are applied to the PPDM appliance, which takes approx. 15 minutes.
After the setup, access to the PowerProtect Data Manager appliance is possible and we can start with various protection policies etc.
If you would like to read more about PowerProtect in general, I have written a blog post about it:
That’s it for this setup blog post, if you have any further questions, please use the comment section below. 🙂