The Dell PowerProtect Data Manager provides a robust and scalable solution for data protection and management. By integrating this solution, you can efficiently configure and install the system to safeguard your critical data assets. Upon installation, you can discover Dell PowerProtect components, view resource relationships, monitor job metrics, and receive alerts, ensuring comprehensive and proactive data management and protection.
Prerequisites
- OpsRamp Classic Gateway 14.0.0 and above.
- OpsRamp NextGen Gateway 14.0.0 and above.
Note: OpsRamp recommends using the latest Gateway version for full coverage of recent bug fixes, enhancements, etc. - Ensure that “adapter integrations” add-on is enabled in client configuration. Once enabled you can see Dell PowerProtect Data Manager integration under Setup > Integrations > Adapter section.
Application Migration
Check for the gateway version as a prerequisite step - classic gateway-12.0.1 and above.
Notes:- You only have to follow these steps when you want to migrate from sdk 1.0 to sdk 2.0.
- For the first time installation below steps are not required.
Disable all configurations associated with sdk 1.0 adaptor integration application.
Install and Add the configuration to that sdk 2.0 application.
Note: refer to Configure Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Integration & Discover Resources in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Integration sections of this document.Once all discoveries are completed with the sdk 2.0 application, follow any one of the approaches.
- Direct uninstallation of the sdk 1.0 adaptor application through the uninstall API with skipDeleteResources=true in the post request
End-Point:https://{{host}}/api/v2/tenants/{tenantId}/integrations/installed/{installedIntgId}
Request Body:{ "uninstallReason": "Test", "skipDeleteResources": true }
(OR) - Delete the configuration one by one through the Delete adaptor config API with the request parameter as skipDeleteResources=true
End-Point:https://{{host}}/api/v2/tenants/{tenantId}/integrations/installed/config/{configId}?skipDeleteResources=true. - Finally, uninstall the adaptor application through API with skipDeleteResources=true in the post request.
End-Point:https://{{host}}/api/v2/tenants/{tenantId}/integrations/installed/{installedIntgId}
Request Body:{ "uninstallReason": "Test", "skipDeleteResources": true }
- Direct uninstallation of the sdk 1.0 adaptor application through the uninstall API with skipDeleteResources=true in the post request
Configure Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Integration
Click here to Configure and Install the Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Integration
- To select your client, navigate to All Clients, and click the Client/Partner dropdown menu.
Note: You may either type your client’s name in the search bar or select your client from the list. - Navigate to Setup > Account. The Account Details screen is displayed.
- Click Integrations. The Installed Integrations screen is displayed with all the installed applications.
Note: If you do not have any installed applications, you will be navigated to the Available Integrations and Apps page with all the available applications along with the newly created application with the version. - Click + ADD on the Installed Integrations page.
Note: Search for the integration either by entering the name of the integration in the search bar or by selecting the category of the integration from the All Categories dropdown list. - Click ADD in the Dell PowerProtect Data Manager application.
- In the Configuration screen, click + ADD. The Add Configuration screen appears.
- Enter the following BASIC INFORMATION:
| Field Name | Description | Field Type |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Enter the name for the configuration. | String |
| IP Address | IP Address of the Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. It should be accessible from Gateway. | String |
| Port | Port Note: By default 22 is the port value. | Integer |
| Is Secure | Select this checkbox if you want the communication between your system and the specified endpoint to be secured using protocols such as HTTPS (HTTP over SSL/TLS). Default Selection: Selected When selected, it signifies that the connection is encrypted, providing an added layer of security to the data being transmitted.v | Checkbox |
| Credentials | Select the credential associated with your Dell PowerProtect Data Manager account. If you want to use the existing credentials, select them from the Select Credentials dropdown. Else, click + Add to create credentials. The ADD CREDENTIAL window is displayed. Enter the following information.
| Dropdown |
| App Failure Notifications | When selected, you will be notified in case of an application failure such as Connectivity Exception, Authentication Exception. | Checkbox |
| Event Polling | Enables integrating third party alerts into OpsRamp using further configurations. | Checkbox |
| Alert Severity | Indicates the severity level assigned to alerts generated by the integration. By default, possible values of Alert Severity filter configuration property are ["Critical","Warning"] | String |
| Alert Severity Mapping | Indicates correlation between alerts generated by the integrated system and OpsRamp's predefined alert classifications. By default, possible values of Alert Severity Mapping configuration property are {"Critical": "Critical","Warning": "Warning"} | String |
| API Timeouts | When selected, this checkbox allows you to configure timeout settings for API requests made by the integration to the OpsRamp platform. | Checkbox |
| Connection Timeout in Secs | Select the maximum time, in seconds, that the integration must wait while establishing a connection with the OpsRamp API endpoint. Default Value: 60 | Dropdown |
| Connection Request Timeout in Secs | Select the maximum time, in seconds, required to process an HTTP call: from sending a request to receiving a response. Default Value: 10 | Dropdown |
| Socket Timeout in Secs | Select the maximum time of inactivity between two data packets when exchanging data with a server. Default Value: 10 | Dropdown |
- CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES: Custom attributes are the user-defined data fields or properties that can be added to the preexisting attributes to configure the integration.
| Field Name | Description | Field Type |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Attribute | Select the custom attribute from the dropdown. You can add attributes by clicking the Add icon (+). | Dropdown |
| Value | Select the value from the dropdown. | Dropdown |
Note: The custom attribute that you add here will be assigned to all the resources that are created by the integration. You can add a maximum of five custom attributes (key and value pair).
- In the RESOURCE TYPE section, select:
- ALL: All the existing and future resources will be discovered.
- SELECT: You can select one or multiple resources to be discovered.
- In the DISCOVERY SCHEDULE section, select recurrence pattern to add one of the following patterns:
- Minutes
- Hourly
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Click ADD.
Now the configuration is saved and displayed on the configurations page after you save it.Note: From the same page, you may Edit and Remove the created configuration.
12. Under the ADVANCED SETTINGS, Select the Bypass Resource Reconciliation option, if you wish to bypass resource reconciliation when encountering the same resources discovered by multiple applications.
Note: If two different applications provide identical discovery attributes, two separate resources will be generated with those respective attributes from the individual discoveries.
13. Click NEXT.
14. (Optional) Click +ADD to create a new collector. You can either use the pre-populated name or give the name to your collector.
15. Select an existing registered profile.
- Click FINISH.
The integration is installed and displayed on the INSTALLED INTEGRATION page. Use the search field to find the installed integration.
Modify Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Integration
Click here to Modify the Configuration
See Modify an Installed Integration or Application article.
Note: Select Dell PowerProtect Data Manager.
Discover Resources in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Integration
Click here to View the Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Details
- Navigate to Infrastructure > Search > Backup and Recovery > Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. The Dell PowerProtect Data Manager page is displayed.
- Select the application on the Dell PowerProtect Data Manager page
- The RESOURCE page appears from the right.
- Click the ellipsis (…) on the top right and select View Details.
- Navigate to the Attributes tab to view the discovery details.
View resource metrics
To confirm Dell PowerProtect Data Manager monitoring, review the following:
- Metric graphs: A graph is plotted for each metric that is enabled in the configuration.
- Alerts: Alerts are generated for metrics that are configured as defined for integration.
- Click the Metrics tab to view the metric details for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager.
