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1ISPT Data Protection Advisor Fundamentals


ThiscourseprovidesparticipantswithanintroductiontotheEMCDataProtectionAdvisorproductversion6.0,includingpositioning,architectureandtechnicalinformation.ThecoursealsocovershowdatagatheringworksinDPA.

ThiscourseisintendedforeveryonewhoneedsintroductoryinformationontheEMCDataProtectionAdvisorproduct.



This moduleprovidesanoverviewofDataProtectionAdvisor, version6.0.

ISPT Data Protection Advisor Fundamentals 3


Therearemanychallengesintodaysbackupandrecoveryenvironmentsnomatterwhichbackupproductisinuse.First,unprecedenteddatagrowthisovertaxingtraditionaldataprotectionapproachesandtechnologies,leadingtoincreaseduncertaintyaboutprotectionstatus.Second,multipleprotectionmethodsleadstodatasilos.Whetheritsdifferenttypesofreplicationormultiplebackupapplicationsorboththiscreatessilosthatmakeitdifficulttoknowwhatisprotectedandifitsproperlyprotected.Lastly,therestheshiftfromphysicaltovirtualserverinfrastructure.Theprocessesandtechnologiesthatworkedwellinaphysicalenvironmentmaynotbethemosteffectiveinavirtualone.Thisallleadstoincreasingchallengesanduncertaintyforprotectingbusinesscriticaldata,aswellasaddedcostandcomplexity.



Letstakeadeeperlooktoseewhatscontributingtosomeofthesechallenges.First,therearedatasilosthatresultfromhavingmultiplewaystoprotectdata.Sincetheresnosingleview,itleadstoalackofvisibilityintotheoverallprotectionenvironment.Thisleadstoalotofinefficientmanualefforttocollectandunifythisdata,byreviewinglogfilesandthentryingtodoanalysisthroughspreadsheets.Alternatively,companiesturntoscripting,whichisexpensive,timeconsuming,andneverthoroughenoughtocoverallelementsintheenvironment.Andforthemostcriticaldataprotectedbyreplication,companiesoftenresorttoreplicationdisasterrecoverytesting.Thisisatimeconsumingandexpensivemanualprocess.Assuch,itgenerallyonlyhappenstwiceayearasanallhandsondeckexercise.Intodaysdynamic,everchangingenvironment,theresjusttoomuchchangehappeningtomakethiseffective.Inmanycases,administratorshavelittleornotimetovalidatetherecoverabilityoftheirdata,whichisevenworse.Whichleads,intheend,torecoveryuncertainty.Isyourdatarecoverableattheapplicationlevel?Canyoumeetyourauditrequirementsfordataprotection?



Wediscussedatypicaldataprotectionenvironmentandintroducedtheconceptofdataprotectionmanagement,whichistheprocessofmanagingalltheassetsandsoftwareinvolvedinprotectingacompanyscriticalassets.Somebusinesseshandlethismanuallytodayatgreateffortandriskwhileothershaveautomatedtheeffortandarereapingtherewards.DataProtectionAdvisorisadataprotectionmanagementofferingthatmovescompaniesoutoftheredstovepiped/manualeffortareaintothegreenareawithdataprotectionmanagementthatisfullyautomatedwithasingleviewanddrivesanenvironmentthatsefficient,riskmanaged,andsimplified.Whereareyouonthisspectrumtoday?



AccordingtoanESGsurvey,organizationsusedataprotectionmanagementsoftwareformanyreasons.Reasonsmostfrequentlyidentifiedincluded:

Supportingcomplianceandauditrequirements,andcapacityplanningandtrending,whichwasrecognizedbyapproximatelyhalfofthesurveyrespondents

Assessingsuccessandfailureofbackupandrecoveryjobs Identifyinggapsindataprotectionprocesses,and Managingtotalcostofownership

Thebottomlineisthatbusinessesneedtoknowthattheircriticalapplicationdataisprotected,thattheycanproveitsprotected,andthatifthereareissuestheycanfindthemandfixthemquickly.



DPAprovidesasingleviewoftheentireinfrastructurethroughdatadiscovery,analysis,andreportingthatleveragesthisdataforkeybackupmanagementfunctions.DPAincorporatesbackupsolutions,replicationtechnologies,virtualenvironments,tape/VTLstorage,SANandNASsystems,andthebusinessapplicationsprotectedbytheinfrastructure.AkeycomponentofDPAistheproactiveanalysisengine,whichalongwithitspowerfulcentraldatastoredrivesthesolutionsmonitoring,alerting,troubleshooting,optimization,capacityplanning,andreportingcapabilities.Theproactiveanalysisengineconstantlymonitorsincomingdataagainstavarietyofrules,lookingforfailures,thresholdexceptions,anddevelopingconditions.Theanalysisenginecanlookforafailureonacriticalhost,repeatedfailures,growthofabackupthatwillexceedthebackupwindow,missedSLAs,andresourceutilizationthresholds.Itcanalsomonitorreplicationenvironmentsforgapsinpolicyorconfigurationthatwillcausearecoverytofail.Astandardrulesetcanbeusedorcustomizedtosuityourrequirements,andcanmonitoranyoftheresourcesorpoliciesthatDPAsupports.DPAtransformsvolumesofdisparatedataintoactionablebusinessinformationthatallowscompaniestolowercoststhroughtheimproveduseoftheirinfrastructure,avoidingunnecessarypurchasesandreducingmanualeffort;improvescomplianceandlowersriskthroughbettervisibilityandassurancethatcriticaldataisprotected;andreducescomplexitywithasingleconsoletoprovideanintegrated,automatedview.Therulesandanalysisengineismademorepowerfulbyacentraldatastorethatscalestosupportenvironmentswithtensofthousandsofclients.Thisdatastorestoresdatafromallofthedisparatecomponents,backupapplications,andreplicationtechnologies.Itenablestheanalysisenginetomonitoracrossmultiplecomponents,devices,domains,andlocations,speedingaccesstothedatawithouttheneedforaccesstomanydifferentsystems.Becausethedatastorecollectsdatafrommultipleresources,itenablestheanalysisenginetocorrelateactivitiesfrommultipledomainsprovidingvisibilityandinsighttoaddresspreviouslyunseenbarriers,developingproblems,andassetsthatareunderutilized.Thiscrossenvironmentvisibilityenablesbothserviceprovidersandenduserstomonitorthehealthoftheinfrastructure.WithDPA,serviceproviderscanconstantlymonitortheirentireinfrastructuretoensureservicelevelsforeachtenantarebeingmet,infrastructureisoptimallyutilized,theyhavesufficientcapacitybasedongrowthexpectations,etc.And,withDPA,serviceproviderscanofferdataprotectionasaserviceandputtheirtenantsdirectlyincontrol.CustomerstypicallyseepaybackfromusingDataProtectionAdvisorin12monthsorlesswithongoingtotalcostofownershipbenefits.



WithDataProtectionAdvisor,youalwaysknowyoucanrecovertoyourservicelevels,removinguncertaintyandmitigatingrisk.Youareabletoconsolidatealloperationalbackupandreplicationinformationintoasingledatastorewithaccessfromasingleconsole.Withthisfoundation,youareabletofindandanticipateproblemsaffectingrecoverythroughapowerfulanalysisengine andensureactionistaken.Andyouareabletoproveitwithinstantrecoverabilityandservicelevelstatusaswellasreports,availableataclickofabutton.



StreamlineddiscoveryofthedataprotectionenvironmentthroughwizardsandcentralizedconfigurationcontrolssavescustomerssignificanttimewhenimplementingDataProtectionAdvisor.Thisiskeyforspeedingcustomerstowardprotectingtheirenvironment.CustomerscanselfinstallDPAandstartprotectingtheirenvironmentinjustacoupleofhours.AndDPAprovidesacomprehensive,360degreeviewofthedataprotectionenvironment,includingphysicalandvirtualizedservers,applications,deduplication,backupsoftware,replication,NAS/SAN,andtape/VTL.AprimarycapabilityofDPAisitsabilitytomeasureandprovedataprotection.DPAsnewuserinterfaceandstreamlinednavigationenablesrapidaccesstothisvitalbusinessinformation.DPAsdashboardsandcomprehensivelistofreportsareavailabletoITadministrators,serviceprovidersandstakeholders.Allhavetheabilitytoquicklysearchonakeywordtoidentifythereportorreportstheyarelookingfor,aswellastoperformacategoricalsearchbasedontheinfrastructurecomponentstheywishtoreporton.DPAprovidescustomizableviewsbasedonaccessprivilegesorpreferences.Thisincludesdashboardviewlet selection,layout,etc.Viewingthemostimportant,yetenvironmentwide,informationononescreenenablesbetteroperationaldecisionsbasedonthebroaddataset.



Effectivelymanagingdataprotectionenvironmentsislaborintensiveandcomplex.Itrequiresknowledgeofthebackupapplications,replicationtechnologies,andtheentiresupportinginfrastructure.Addingtothecomplexity,therearevaryingservicelevelagreementsforbackupandrecovery,replication,andvirtualization,aswellasauditandcompliancerequirementstoconsider.And,withmanyITorganizationshavingmultipledatacenters,combinedwithnewhybridcomputingmodels,dataisoftenspreadacrossamixofprivateandpubliccloudresources,whichincreasesthedifficultyinseeingandmanagingdatawhereveritmayreside.WithDataProtectionAdvisorsautomatedmonitoring,analysis,andreportingacrossyourbackupandrecoveryinfrastructure,replicationtechnologies,fileservers,andvirtualenvironment,customerscanmoreeffectivelymanageSLAswhilereducingcostsandcomplexity.DPAenablessingleclickverificationofserviceslevels,andempowersapplicationownersandmanagementtoverifycompliance.Asmentionedearlier,withDPA,serviceproviderscanmonitortheirentireinfrastructuretoensureservicelevelsforeachtenantarebeingmet,infrastructureisoptimized,tenantshavesufficientcapacityforgrowth,etc.Thesesameserviceproviderscanofferdataprotectionasaserviceandputtheirtenantsdirectlyincontrol.Customerscanseeexactlywhat'sbeingdone,andhowprotectedtheyare.Bothserviceprovidersandcustomershavedetailedviewsintoprotectionalertsandresolutions.



DataProtectionAdvisorsenhancedanalysisenginedrivesservicespredictabilitybyprovidingrealtimeanalytics.Asmentionedpreviously,DPAsanalysisengineevaluatesenvironmenteventsastheyoccur,resultinginimmediateandautomatednotificationofpolicyviolationssuchasbackupsfallingoutsideofassignedwindows,missedservicelevels,etc.DPAsanalysisenginelooksacrosstheentireenvironment,providingendtoendvisibility,aswellasenablingunified,crossdomaincorrelationanalysisthatprovideshigherleveldecisionsupportbasedondefinedpolicies.WithDPA,businessdecisionscanbebasedonallthefactorsbothexistingandthosedevelopingwithintheenvironment,sothatadministratorscanevaluatethebestmoveaccordingtoallenvironmentcharacteristics,ratherthansilobasedfactors.And,sinceDPAlooksacrosstheentiredataprotectionenvironment,theanalysisenginecanidentifytrends,suchascapacitygrowth,andenableadministratorstoplanfutureprotectioncosts.



VisibilityiscrucialtoprotectingdataindynamicvirtualizedenvironmentsandensuringcompliancewithSLAs.Becausevirtualmachinescanbecreated,moved,orremovedonthefly,itisaconstantchallengetounderstandwhereaspecificsystemmaybelocatedatanyparticulartime,whatmightbyimpactingperformance,orifthesystemisprotected.Thismeansthatsystemsmaybeunavailableordatamightnotbeprotected,withoutadministratorsbeingaware.DataProtectionAdvisorsintegrationwithVMwareenablesthetrackingofperformance,resourceconsumption,dataprotection,andconflictingbackupjobschedules,aswellasmovementofhostimagesbetweenVMwaresystems.DataProtectionAdvisortracksvirtualdatamovementwithassignedprotectionpoliciesforbothbackupandreplicationtoprovideconfidencethatvirtualizedmissioncriticalapplicationsareprotected.UsingVMwaresupportprovidesacomprehensiveunderstandingoftheprotectionofvirtualenvironments,ensuringthemostfromyourinvestment.DataProtectionAdvisorautomaticallynotifiesadministratorsofunprotectedvirtualmachinesbydiscoveringthevirtualizedenvironmentandreportingonnewsystemsthatmayyettohaveitsapplicationsanddataprotected.



DataProtectionAdvisor6.0istrulybuiltatcloudscale,withdistributedarchitectureofferingmultitenantdataprotectionmanagementandsignificantcostreductionbysupportingthousandsoftenantsonasingleDPAinstancewithoutperformancedegradation.Enterpriselevelscalabilityandhighavailabilityensurequalityofservicebyenablingadministratorstomaintainperformancebynondisruptively addingnewnodesintorunningclustersortopartitionresourcesbasedoncustomerscalerequirements.DataProtectionAdvisoralsocombineschargebackorshowbackreportingforbackupandreplicateddata.



AprimarycapabilityofEMCDataProtectionAdvisorisitsabilitytomeasureandprovedataprotection.DPAsnewuserinterfaceandstreamlinednavigationenablesrapidaccesstothisvitalbusinessinformation.DataProtectionAdvisorsdashboardsandcomprehensivelistofreportsareavailabletoITadministrators,serviceproviders,andstakeholders.Allhavetheabilitytoquicklysearchonakeywordtoidentifythereportorreportstheyarelookingfor,aswellastoperformacategoricalsearchbasedontheinfrastructurecomponentstheywishtoreporton.DPAprovidescustomizableviewsbasedonaccessprivilegesorpreferences.Thisincludesdashboardviewlet selection,layout,etc.Viewingthemostimportant,yetenvironmentwide,informationononescreenenablesbetteroperationaldecisionsbasedonthebroaddataset.



ThismodulecoveredanoverviewofDPAfeaturesandfunctions.



Thismodulecoversthearchitecture,componentsandterminologyofDPA6.0.



ThearchitectureofDPAstillconsistsofthethreemaincomponents:ApplicationServer,Datastore,andDataCollectionAgent.BuiltuponstandardJBoss ApplicationServertechnology,theDPAServerisaunifiedApplicationServerthatreplacesseparateservicesfoundinpreviousversionsofDPA,namelyController,Reporter,Listener,PublisherandAnalysisEngine.ThesearenowfunctionsperformedbytheunifiedApplicationServer.TheDPAdatabase,embeddedintheproduct,isasingledatastore thatconsolidatesthethreedatabasesofprioreditions,namelyConfig,Datamine,andIlluminator.ThisconsolidationallowsnotonlyforatighterintegrationbetweenDPAsbackupandreplicationtechnologies,butalsoforbetterperformanceandsupportability.TheData CollectionAgentcomponent istheprocessthatgathersdatafromanapplicationordevice.An AgentisautomaticallyinstalledonboththeDPAApplicationServerand DPADatastorewhenyouinstallthosecomponents.DPA6supportsbothnewDPA6agentsandoldDPA5.5+collectors.TheagentssendthecollecteddataasXML.



Inversion6.0,thearchitectureofDPAhaschanged.Theaccesslayeratthetopofthescreennowinvolvesaradicallydifferentwayinmechanism.TheapplicationtalkstotheDataCollectionAgent,theUI,andtheCLIviaaRESTful APIonly,whichhasbecomethecommoninterfaceforexchanginginformation.Asmentionedbefore,theunifiedDPAApplicationServerreplacesseparateController,Reporter,Listener,PublisherandAnalysisEnginefrompreviousversionsofDPAandthosefunctionsrunasexecutableJavaprogramspackagedinJARfiles.DPA6.0includesahighperformancemessagebus,whichmanagesitsownpersistenceratherthanrelyingonadatabaseorthirdpartypersistenceengine.Themessagebususesanappendonlyjournalforthepersistenceofmessagesandtransactions,consistingofasetoffilesondiskthathavebeenprecreatedtoafixedsizeandinitiallyfilledwithpadding.Filesizeisconfiguredtofitonadiskcylinder,whichminimizesthenumberofdiskcylindersperfile,andsinceanentirediskcylinderisaccessiblebyonediskrotation,andmessagesaresimplyaddedtotheendofthejournal,diskheadmovementisminimized.Anotherjournalisopenedwhenthecurrentoneisfull,andJBoss Messaginghasasophisticatedgarbagecollectionalgorithmthatremovesdeletedmessagesanddeterminesifaparticularjournalisneededanymore;ifnotthefileisreclaimedforreuse.



ThefoundationoftheDPAServerisJBoss AS(JavaBeanOpenSourceSoftwareApplicationServer),anopensourceJavaEEbasedapplicationserveroriginallydevelopedbyJBoss,nowadivisionofRedHat.JBoss ASisarchitectedtobeseamlesslyembeddableinapplications,insuchawaythatitiscompletelycustomizabletotherequirementsoftheapplicationitself.JBoss ASoffersenterpriseclassreliability,performance,scalabilityandhighavailability.



TheDPA6.0ServercomeswithanewindustrystandardRESTAPIforaccesstotheDPAdatathroughstandardHTTP(S)/XMLprotocols.ThisinterfaceallowsforDPAintegrationwithotherEMCmanagementproductsviamashup technology.DPA6.0alsousestheRESTAPItolaunchresponsestoeventsinitiatedbytheUI,theDataCollectionAgentortheCLI.ShownisasuccinctaccountofwhathappensafteraUIloginrequestisreceived.



DPA6.0usesasingledatastore insteadofthethreetraditionaldatastores (Config,Datamine,andIlluminator).Thisdatastore hasbeenbuiltonPostgreSQL 9.1technology.DuetoitsclosealignmentwiththeApplicationServer,thenewdatastore allowsforbetterperformancebysupportinginstallationontheApplicationServeroronaseparatesystem.DPA6.0doesnotallow"root"executionofthePostgreSQL server.Topreventpossiblesystemsecuritycompromise,theservercanbeaccessedonlybytheapollosuperuser,anunprivilegedOSuseraccountthatenjoysallPostgreSQL rights.Thisrendersthedatastore inaccessiblefordirectmanipulationbyusers,whomustinsteadusetheRESTAPItoextract,create,modifyanddeletedata.Thedatastore islocatedinthe/opt/emc/dpa/services/datastore subdirectory,whichcontainstwofolders:Data,fortheDPAApplicationServerdata,andEngine,forthePostgres binaries.Thedatastore transactionlogsarelocatedinthepg_xlog folderinsidedata.Forqueries,thedatastore usesacachesizeof1024MB.Captureofstderr andcsvlog isenabledandlogswiththeformatofdatastoreyearmonthdayhourminutesecond.logarewrittentothedatastore/dataspg_log subdirectory.Logrotationsizeis250MBandautomaticrotationoflogfileswillhappenafteroneday.Thedatastore,whichsupportsamaximumof100simultaneousconnections(100preparedtransactions),listensbydefaultonlocalhost,althoughitcanalsolistenonanumberofaddressesprovidedasacommaseparatedlist.ItusesTCP/IPport9003.



DPA6.0sAnalysisEngineiseventdriven.ItdetectschangesinanobjectsstateasdatastreamsinfromtheDPAAgent.Itiscapableofdoingthatbecauseitkeepsthestatusoftheobjectandassociatedrulesinmemory,whichallowsfortheevaluationofrulesuponrelevantchange.Eventdrivenarchitecture,orEDA,givesDPA6.0theabilitytoissuealertsinnearrealtime,enablingdataprotectionadministratorstomakepromptdecisions.TheAnalysisEnginesoperatesbasedonanalysispolicies.Ananalysispolicyisacollectionofoneormorerulesthatisassignedtoanobjectorgroup.Rulescontainthelogicforwhentoissueanalert.DPAcomparescollecteddatainthedatastore totheconditionsintheruletotriggeralerts.EventbasedrulestriggeranalertinresponsetodatathatisstreamingintotheDPAserver.Schedulebaserulesperiodicallycheckwhethertoissueanalert.Alertscancontaindynamictextualinformationandmightincludepopulatedlinkstoreports.Onlyanalysispoliciescangeneratealerts.



TheDPAServercanrunoneitherSolaris,Windows,orLinuxplatforms.TheDPAwebconsolerunsfromabrowser.TheEMCDataProtectionAdvisorSoftwareCompatibilityGuide providesacomprehensivelistingofsystemrequirements.



YoucanconfigureaAgenttomonitorcertaintypesofdataremotely.Whenperformingremotemonitoring,themachineonwhichtheAgentisrunningiscalledtheproxyserver.Togatherdata,theAgentusesaremoteprotocoltocommunicatewiththemachinefromwhichitiscollectingdata,thenforwardsthatinformationbacktotheDPAserverasshowninthediagramabove.Theremoteprotocoltypedependsonthetypeofdatathatisbeinggathered.NotallinformationcanbegatheredremotelyfromallapplicationsanddevicesthataresupportedbyDPA.Forcertaindevicestypes,suchasIPandFibre Channelswitches,datamustalwaysbegatheredremotelyasitisimpossibletoinstallaAgentdirectlyonaswitch.AlldatacanbegatheredremotelyfromtheagentlocatedontheDPAserver,withtheexceptionofsystemperformanceinformationfromUNIXmachines.TogathersystemperformanceinformationfromUNIXhosts,theagentmustbeinstalledontothemachine.



TheDPADataCollectionAgentrunsonSolaris,Windows,HPUX,AIX,andLinux.TheEMCDataProtectionAdvisorSoftwareCompatibilityGuide providesacomprehensivelistingofsystemrequirements.



ThismodulecoveredthearchitectureofDataProtectionAdvisor6.0.



ThismoduleoutlinestheDataProtectionAdvisor6.0licensingoptionsandguidelines.



Therearetwolicensableoptions.TheDataProtectionAdvisorforBackupoptionallowstheusertomonitorthebackupapplicationandalltheelementsofthebackupInfrastructureituses.Thisincludestheabilitytogathersystemperformancemetricsfrombackupservers,mediaservers/storagenodes,andbackupclients.Italsoincludestheabilitytomonitoranyphysicalorvirtualtapelibraries,IPswitches,andFibre Channelswitchesintheenvironment.TheBackuplicensealsoprovidestheabilitytomonitordatabasesonthebackupclients,whichpreviouslywasaseparatelylicensedoption.WhenlicensedinVMwareenvironments,DataProtectionAdvisoridentifieswhichvirtualmachineswithintheESXserverarebeingbackedupandwhicharenot,aswellasbottlenecksinthephysicalinfrastructure.Additionally,thedetailscapturedbyDataProtectionAdvisorenablesactivitiessuchasperformancetuningofESXserversandadjustingbackupschedulestoreduceimpactonproductionservers.TheReplicationAnalysisoption providescomprehensivemonitoringofEMCreplicationtechnologies,includingEMCRecoverPoint,SRDF,TimeFinder,MirrorView,andSnapViewenvironmentsonCLARiiON,VNX,Symmetrix VMAX.InDPA6.0,nolicenseisrequiredforVNXfile,Celerra andCLARiiON functionality.



DataProtectionAdvisorforbackuplicensingisavailablebytheNumberofbackupclientsandBackupcapacity.NotethatwithDPA6.0,DPAlicensingforAvamar isbasedonthesamecapacityforwhichAvamarsoftwareislicensed,whichisthesumofprimarycapacity+capacitywrittentoDataDomainthroughAvamar.DataProtectionAdvisorforVMware environmentsislicensedbyVMwareESXserver.DataProtectionAdvisorforReplicationAnalysisfollowsasimilarlicensingformatasthereplicationtechnologiesitsupports,andislicensedintwoways perTBcapacitychargeforSymmetrix andRecoverPoint,andperarraychargeforVNX.DataProtectionAdvisorReplicationAnalysisfunctionalityforVNXblockarraysisonlyavailablethroughtheVNXsoftwaresuitesApplicationProtection,TotalProtectionPack,andTotalEfficiencyPacksoftwareSuitesonVNXseriesarrays.CustomersreceiveDataProtectionAdvisorcapabilitiesfortheVNXarraystomonitorMirrorView,SnapView,andRecoverPoint CDP/CRRthroughtheselicenses.



DataProtectionAdvisorsupportsheterogeneousbackupenvironmentswithallmajorbackupapplications,tapelibraries,andbackuptodiskplatforms.NASFileServersupportisavailableforEMCCelerra environments.ReplicationAnalysisisavailableforCLARiiON/VNXandSymmetrix/VMAXfamilystoragearraysusingnativearraybasedand/orRecoverPoint technologiesreplicatingMicrosoftExchange,MicrosoftSQLServer,Oracle,andfilesystemsdatarunninginmultiplehostoperatingenvironments.RefertotheDataProtectionAdvisorCompatibilityGuideontheEMCOnlineSupportSiteformoredetails.



ThismodulecoveredtheDataProtectionAdvisor6.0licensingoptionsandguidelines.



ThismodulecoverstheDPA6.0WebConsole.



TheDPAwebconsoleisabrowserbasedgraphicaluserinterfacethatallowsyoutomanage,monitor,analyze,providealerts,andreportsonthebackupandreplicationenvironments.OnceyoulogintotheDPAWebconsole,thedashboardislaunchedbydefaultandoccupiestheWebconsolewindow.OntheleftaretheprimarymenusoftheDPAServerandarearrangedverticallyontheWebconsolewindow.Therearesixprimarymenus:Dashboard,Advisor,Reports,Policies,InventoryandAdmin.AtthetopoftheWebconsolearethesecondarymenus,whichchangeinrelationtotheselectedprimarymenu.Asyouseeonthisslide,theselectedprimarynavigationisDashboardandthesecondarymenusatthetopshowdashboardcategories.Ifyouchangeyourprimarymenu,forexampletoreports,theoptionsinthesecondarymenuswillchangeaccordingly.AtthebottomoftheWebconsoleisthestatusbar.Thestatusbarshowsthealertsandthelogindetailsarealwaysvisibletotheuserregardlessoftheprimarymenu.



TheDashboard providesavisualrepresentationoftheenterprisewidesummaryofyourenvironment.Itoffersinformationataglance,enablingtheusertomakequickdecisions.TheAdvisorcontainsallthealertsDPAgeneratesandshowsexistingproblemsandpossiblesolutions.AdvisoralsocontainstheReplicationAnalysisarea,whichcanvisuallydepicttheapplicationhosttostoragemappingandreplicationstatus.TheReportsmenuisforrunningandschedulingthereportsandcreatingthecustomreports.ThePoliciesmenuistheplaceinDPAtocreateandapplythepoliciestotheobjects.Basedonthedefinedpolicies,DPAgeneratesthealerts.TheInventorymenuisusedtodiscovertheobjects.TheDiscoveryWizardispartofit.TheAdmin menuholdsalltheadministrativefunctionsinoneplace.Functionssuchasthelicensemanagement,systempoliciesanduseradministrationareperformedandaccessedthroughtheAdminmenu.



TheDashboardprovidesasuccinctvisualrepresentationoftheenterprisewideenvironmentmonitoredbyDPA.Itoffersinformationataglanceenablingtheusertomakequickdecisions.Forinstance,theDataCollectionHealthstatusviewlet showsthestateofthecollectionagents.TheprimaryworkflowoftheDashboardleadsyoutoothersectionssuchasreportsoralerts.Thedestinationisautomaticallyfilteredtodisplayonlytherelevantandapplicablecontent.ADashboardhasmultiplesmallwindowscalledviewlets.Viewlets areconfigurablebuildingblocksandmakeupthecontentsofadashboard.TheDashboardhasthreesectionsalignedtothedifferentITroles.TheReplicationsectionistargetedforstorageadministrators,thebackupsectionforbackupadministratorsandthesummarysectionforITManagers.



TheAdvisordisplaysallthealertsinoneplace.AlertstightlyintegratewithDPA'spolicydrivenAnalysisEngine.Alertsareindependentfromaparticulargroup.Thesystemshowsallalertstogetherregardlessofthegroup.Whenanalertisselected,theadvisordisplaysthedetailsandapossibleresolution.Analertcanbeacknowledged,annotatedorclosed.



Thereportingsectionopenswithfourtabsarrangedhorizontallyatthetopofthescreen,whichallowyoutorunreports,managerunningandscheduledreports,createcustomreports,andmanagereportmenus.ReportsprovidedetailedinformationderivedfromthevariousobjectsinyourDPAInventory.Whenareportmenuitemisselected,theappropriateobjectsarepassedtoasystemtemplatethatdefineshowthereportisgenerated.Thereportresultsarethendisplayed.Youcanrunreportsongroupsorobjects.Whengeneratingareportforagroup,allobjectswithinthegrouparepassedtothesystemtemplateandtheresultsincludedataforalloftheitemswithinthatgroup.DPAoffersarobustreportingfunctionalitywithdedicatedsectionsforvariousfeatures.ThroughtheReportsarea,youcanrunvarioustypesofbuiltinreportsorcustomizethereportstomeetyourenterpriserequirements.



ADPApolicyisacollectionofrelatedsettingsandconfigurationthatcanbeappliedtotheobjectstodeterminetheprocessingthatwillbecarriedout.TherearefourtypesofDPApolicies:

Analysispoliciesareacollectionofoneormorerulesusedtomonitorandtrackcertainconditionsinobjectsforgeneratingalerts.

Protectionpoliciesareasetofrulesforbackupandreplicationcompliance.Thesepoliciesconsistofrecoverabilityandprotectionrules.

Chargebackpoliciesareusedtodeterminethecostofstorageanddataprotectionoperations.

DataCollectionpoliciesareusedtodeterminewhatdatatocollectandhowoftentocollectit.



TheInventorymenu hastwosecondarymenus:GroupManagementandtheObjectLibrary.UsetheObjectLibrarytoaddanobjecttoaDPAenvironment.ObjectLibrarycontainstheDiscoveryWizard,whichcanalsobeaccessedthroughtheAdminmenu.TheDiscoveryWizardisusedtodiscoverthehosts,backupapplications, switches andthestorageobjects.



TheadministrativefeaturesinDPAareallundertheAdminmenu.TheAdminmenucontainstwosections:Users&Security andSystem.ThefeaturesavailableundertheUsers&SecuritymenuareManageUsers,ManageRolesandManageExternalAuthentication.UndertheSystem tab,theConfigureSystemsSettingslinkisusedtoaccessandcustomizetheDPAserverandagents.



ThismodulecoveredDataProtectionAdvisor6.0WebConsole.



This moduleprovidessomeexamplesoftheDPA6.0robustreportingfunctionality.



DataProtectionAdvisormonitoringandalertingcapabilitiesacrossallcomponents,domains,andlocationsprovideproactiverealtimealertsonhardwareorsoftwareconditionstohelpidentifyissuesbeforetheyescalateintoproblems.TheAnalysisEngineusesrulestocheckthearrivingdataforfailuresanddevelopingconditions,whichisnotsomethingyoucoulddomanually.Realtime,automatedemailnotificationsandpolicybasedSNMPalertingassuresyouthatyoursystemisperformingefficiently,orwhenissuesmightbedevelopingsoyoucantakerapidactiononeventslikestoragespacerunningloworhighCPUusage.DataProtectionAdvisorflagsmissedservicelevelagreements,alertsonslowerthanaveragebackups,andshowscurrentdatalossexposureperprotectedclient.Withthesetools,youcanactquicklyandfeelmoreconfidentthatyouunderstandthestresspointsinyourenvironmenttopreventminorissuesfromturningintobiggerproblems.AsoneDataProtectionAdvisorcustomersaid,Itislikeateamof24x7storageexpertswatchingmybackups.



AndwithDPA,allofthisisintegratedintoasinglepaneofglass,allowingformultiplebackuptechnologiestoreportsimilarinformationconsistently,aswellasaggregateitacrossthem.Administratorscanquicklyviewallofmanagedresources,applications,anddataprotectioninfrastructureandinteractwiththeminaconsistentway,whethertheyareEMCdataprotectionproductssuchasNetWorker,Avamar andDataDomain,orthirdpartyapplicationsfromVeritas,IBM,orCA.



DataProtectionAdvisorincludesbroadflexiblereportingthatallowsthepresentationofdatainmanyways,providingimmediatevalueandsavingyouhoursofmanualeffort.Infact,onecustomernotedthatmonthlyauditreportingrequirementsdeclinedfrom40to80hoursamonthtojustonehourwithDataProtectionAdvisorsautomationandextensivesetofreports,plusitseasycustomizationthatallowsforultimateflexibility.ThesearetheDataProtectionAdvisorreportareas:

Servicelevelagreementreporting DeduplicationratioreportsforEMCDataDomain,Avamar,andNetWorker KPI,auditreports Capacityplanning,changemanagement Performance,resourceutilization,scheduling Chargebackreports,recuperatecosts Configuration,licensing,andmediamanagement



DataProtectionAdvisorsdatacollectioncapabilitiesandanalysisengineallowsyoutoaccuratelyforecastcapacityrequirements,enablingefficientbudgetplanningandavoidingunexpectedpurchases.Bycountingtheavailabletapesandextrapolatingboththenumberoftapesusedbytheserverandthenumberoftapesaddedtothelibrary,youcanaccuratelyforecastyourmediademandovertime.Andwithothertechnologieslikebackuptodisk,virtualtapelibraries,NAS,orreplicationDataProtectionAdvisorsanalysisextrapolateshistoricalcapacityconsumptionandpredictswhenfuturepurchasesareneeded.Thisincreasesyourplanningefficiency,drivingongoingcostsavings.



Changeisafactoflifeineverycomputingenvironment.Unfortunately,manychangesintroduceunexpectedproblems.DPAprovidesdetectionandcorrelationofissuesacrosstheentireenvironment.Thisrootcauseanalysisdigsdeepintoallmonitoredsystemstoidentifywhatchangedintheenvironmenttocausetheissue.DPAcanalsoallowcompaniestolookathistoricalchangesandcorrelatethemwiththeirimpactinthedataprotectionenvironment.Andduetothehighlydynamicnatureoftodayscomputingenvironments,thelargenumberofuncoordinatedchangesoccurringonadailybasiscanimpactheavilyonbackupadministrators,whoriskbeingunsureofwhattheyaretobebackingupastheenvironmentevolves.Acommonquotewehearfromcustomersis80%offailuresareduetosomeonechangingasettingonaserverandnotcommunicatingthatchangetothebackupteam.DPAautomaticallyfindsthesechangesandalertsadministrators,savingtimeandeffort.



DataProtectionAdvisorchargebackreportsprovidetheabilitytoperformafinancialcostanalysisforthebackupsandrestoresthathavetakenplaceinacustomersenvironment.Acumulativecostiscalculatedforeachbackupclientwhichcanthenbechargedbacktothebusinessunitthatisresponsibleforthatclientorsetofclients.DataProtectionAdvisoralsoproducesacomprehensiverollupofbackup,restoreandotherresultsbycostcenter,crossreferencedtodepartmentswithrunningtotals.



DataProtectionManagementisaboutmorethansimplesuccessandfailureofbackups.Thefocusonjobsandserverscanoftenhidetherealquestionsregardingexposureofassets,including:

HowdoIknowthatImreallyprotectingthecompanyscriticalapplications? HowdoIknowImmanagingtheRTOs&RPOsformykeyapplications? HowdoIdemonstratecompliancetotheauditors?

Toaddressthesequestions,DPAcangeneratereportsthatnotonlyindicatesuccessorfailureofbackupsbutalsogiveadetailedinsightintothequantifiedexposureofassets.Often,customersspenddaysorweeksmanuallycollectingandevaluatinginformationaspartofanallhandsondeckexerciseforanaudit.DPAcansignificantlyreducethetimetocompleteauditsbyautomatingprocesses.And,withDPA,customerscanverifycompliancewiththeclickofbuttontoshowtheappropriatereports.TheExposureDetailsreportontheleftleveragesaHorizontalBarChartRenderertohighlightexposureduration.BypositioningthecursorovertheThamesserverbarinthegraphthatsdisplayedwecouldseethattheBackupRecoveryPointObjectiveistwodaysandthatthecurrentbackupexposureis6days,21hours.TheSLASummaryReportinthemiddlerevealsSLAcompliancesummarybyclient,andiscolorcodedbasedoncustomerselectedpercentwithinSLAthresholds.TheStrikeSummaryreportontherightdisplaysthenumberofclientswhichhavefailedonce,twiceorthreetimesinarow.Customerscandrilldeepintothisinformationtogetdetailsoftheindividualfailuresbyserver.



Configurationreportsdisplayinformationontheconfigurationofthebackupapplication.



Dataprotectionisthemaincategoryforreportsthatpresentinformationaboutthebackupsthathavetakenplaceonabackupserver.Dataprotectionincludesreportsonanyrestoresthathavealreadyoccurred,andthecurrentexposureofanybackupclients.OneofthemanyusefulDataprotectionreportsistheBackupReportCard.Thereportcardallowsausertoquicklylookatalargenumberofclientsovertime.Thevisualnatureofthereportcardallowsuserstoreadilypinpointspecificissuesoftenmissed,suchasrecurrentfailuresofthesamebackupclient.TheBackupReportCardprovidesbackupstatusinformationfromtheperspectiveofthebackupclientinaneasilyreadablered/greentrafficlightstyle.GreenindicatessuccessRedindicatesFailureRed/GreenindicatesPartialandawhitecellindicatesthatnobackupactivitytookplace.ByrunningthereportoveratimewindowofLastWeek,forinstance,theusercanalsogetanataglanceviewoftherecenthistoryoftheclientonadailybasis.Thisexampledemonstrateshowtheusercandrilldownfromaneasilyreadablehighlevelreportdowntoconsiderabledetailregardingaspecificclientandsaveset.



OncedatafromyourentireenvironmenthasbeencollectedbyDataProtectionAdvisor,youcananalyzeandcorrelateitusingtheexistinggraphsandtables.Bycorrelatingresultsfromdifferentreports,DataProtectionAdvisoranalyzesyouroperationsandpointsoutthosethathavemissedtheirservicelevelagreements.Thebiggestchallengetooptimizinganyenvironmentisvisibilityintowhereresourcesareavailableandwheretheyareatcapacity.DataProtectionAdvisorenablesthatvisibilitythroughalertingandreportingofperformance,capacity,andconfigurationoftheinfrastructure.Thisresultsinbetteroperations,failureavoidance,reductioninmissedservicelevelagreements,andlessfrequenthardwareandsoftwarepurchasestomeetincreasingdatagrowthintheenvironment.



AnotherwayDataProtectionAdvisordrivescostandoperationalefficiencyiswithpowerfultroubleshootingcapabilities.WithDataProtectionAdvisor,youcancorrelatetheperformanceofdifferentcomponentsduringbackup,identifybottlenecks,andrapidlytroubleshoottodeterminethecauseofissues.DataProtectionAdvisordigsdeepintotheinformationandcorrelateskeymetricsatthetimeofbackup,notonlyhelpingyouseetheactivityofyourbackupandrecoveryoperations,butenablingyoutobereadytoquicklyidentifyandrespondtoanyfutureevents.Bycomparingdataacrossdifferentdomains,problemscanbefoundquicklyandthencorrected,eliminatingwastefuleffortandspendingonthewronghardware.



OneimportantusecasethatdemonstratesthepowerofDataProtectionAdvisoristhecaseofcrossdomaintroubleshooting.WhenDPAhascollectedandconsolidatedinformationaboutyourbackups,clients,applications,virtualizedinfrastructure,replicationcapabilities,virtualtape,deduplication,andbackuptodiskdevices,thatiswhenthetruepowerofDPAisunlocked.DPAallows:Viewingbackupsuccessandfailurerates,Reportingonfailures,Correlatingthemagainstconfigurationchangesmadeeitheronthehostorthebackupapplicationorthevirtualizationenvironment,and

SeeingthatachangewasmadetoutilizeavirtualtapedeviceprovidedbyaDataDomainsystemthatisdisabled,thuscausingthebackupfailure.

DPAbecomescrucialfortroubleshootingacomplexvirtualizedenvironment.



WhenDPAisaddedtoabackupenvironment,suchasAvamar orDataDomain,itprovidesasingleconsolidatedviewofmultipledecentralizedgrids,domainsorsystems,enablingeasyaccesstoinformationsuchashistoricalperformanceandforecastingfutureperformanceandloads.LetsdiscussafewspecificcapabilitiesofDPAforAvamar.First,regardingcentralizedmonitoring,DPApresentsunifiedinformationaboutyourentirebackupandrecoveryenvironment,whichenablesyoutostayawareofcurrentandpotentialproblemswithoutrequiringyoutorunscriptsoranalyzelargeamountsofdata.DataProtectionAdvisorhasmany,standardoutoftheboxreports.Allreportsarefullyconfigurablethroughanintuitivegraphicaleditor.RegardingDataProtectionAdvisorperformancemonitoringonanAvamar grid,manystandardreportsareavailable.Wheneverpossible,itispreferabletohaveDataProtectionAdvisorspresenceintheenvironmentpriortoanAvamar deploymentsoyoucanseetheperformancedifferencespre andpostAvamar installation.AndDPAsCapacityForecastingisavitalfeatureforabackuptodiskbasedgridsuchasAvamar.Beingabletoprojectgrowthandcompareitagainstestablishedservicelevelagreements,orSLAs,isvitaltowardsensuringahealthyvirtualizedenvironment.Thresholdtriggerscanbeusedforbothactualandpredictedvalues,allowingforreactiveandproactivemanagementofAvamar.



WithDataDomainsystems,youhavethesamecapabilitiesofcentralizedrollupofmultiplesystems,aswellashistoricalandprojectedconsumptionandperformancereporting.Beyondthat,DPAgivesyoumorespecificinformationabouttheDataDomainenvironmentsuchashardwareandvirtualtapelibrarystatus.Havingthisinformationaswellasotherinformationaboutthemanagedenvironmentreducesthetimetoresolvecomplicatedcrossdomainproblems.DataProtectionAdvisorworkswithDataDomaintogatherkeydataandprovideinsightintoperformanceproblemswiththeenvironment.Similarly,DataProtectionAdvisorprovidesinsightintoresourceutilizationandcapacityplanning,whichisvitalindynamicvirtualenvironments.Virtualenvironmentsleverageresourcepools whentoomanyrequestsforthesameresourcesoccurtheenvironmentcanexperienceaperformanceimpact.DataprotectionAdvisorallowstheadministratortotrackutilizationovertime,aswellasgeneratepredictivetrendalertssuchasspacerestrictions.



Virtualizationhasbeengreatforimprovingtheutilizationofhardwareassets,andacceleratingthecreationandmovementofsystems.Thisalsocreateschallengeswithmanagingthedynamicvirtualenvironmentwhereyoucanteasilytellwhereasystemislocated,whatmightbeimpactingperformance,orifthesystemisprotected.Thismeanssystemsmaybeunavailableorthedatamaynotbeprotected,withoutyoubeingaware.DataProtectionAdvisorhasextendeditscorecapabilitiestothevirtualworld,improvingvisibilityandmanagementforVMwareenvironments.DPAprovidesmonitoring,alerting,troubleshooting,optimization,capacityplanningandreportingforvirtualizedbackupenvironments.Specifically,whenitcomestoDPAscapabilitiesforVMware,theproductisabletodiscoverthevirtualizedenvironmentandreportonnewsystemsthatmaynotyethaveitsapplicationsanddataprotected.ItcanreviewcompliancewithSLAsandprovidealertingforfailuressuchasresourcethresholds.DPAcanhelpcustomerstroubleshootissuesofperformanceacrossdomainslikehosts,storageandnetworking,andhelpcustomersplanforthefuturegrowthoftheirvirtualizedenvironment.



DataProtectionAdvisorautomatesdatacollectionacrossthedataprotectioninfrastructureandanalyzesitforbackupfailures,performanceissues,andreplicationgapspresentingitinmeaningfulformatstovariouslevelswithinthebusinesstomakeinformeddecisions.DataProtectionAdvisorautomatesreportsforSeniorlevelmanagement,Operationallevelpersonnel,andAdministrativelevelpersonnel.

Seniorlevelmanagementcangetdatainasummaryformatthatprovidesoverallstatisticsandvisualdashboards

OperationallevelpersonnelcangetmoregranularitythroughvisualmapsandRTOsandRPOsofbackupenvironments,aswellasgetoverallvisibilityastowhichvirtualmachines(VMs)areprotectedandwhicharenot.vCenter integrationallowsforusersofVMwarehaveaccesstothisdetailwithoutleavingtheirfamiliarinterface.

Administrativelevelpersonnelcanreceivereportsatthemostdetailedlevelforaddressingperformanceissues,protectionissueseffectingthemostcriticaldata,andcapacityconstraints,aswellasenvironmentalchangesthatcouldpotentiallyimpactrecovery.



LetstakealookatsomeoftheautomatedreportsthatDataProtectionAdvisorcancreatefortheCIOofyourorganization.Theslideisshowingfourdifferentsummaryviews:

IntheupperleftisaservicelevelagreementAchievementSummary,withabarforeachapplicationorsystemofinterest.Youcanseeataglancethatthereareafewsystemsintheredzone.

Intheupperrightarethreechartsshowingcostbreakdownbycostcenter,costbreakdownbytotalcost,andahistoryofchargebackcomparingthelastthreemonths.

Inthelowerrightisabackupcomplianceoverviewwithseveralreportscompiled,includingstatisticsforthelastday,lastweek,andlastmonth Athreestrikesummaryshowinghowmanysystemsareatrisk

Abriefsummaryoftherestorestatsforthelastmonth Whatdataismostexposed

Finally,inthelowerleftisachartshowingtheROIfortherecentAvamar investmentThesereportsarejustsamples,intendedtodemonstratethetypesofreportsthatDataProtectionAdvisorcancreate.Therearenumerousoptionsandformatsavailablebasedonuserpreference.



ThesearesomeexamplesoftheautomatedreportsthatDataProtectionAdvisorcancreateforanoperationsviewofyourdataprotectionenvironment.Thetworeportsonthetopofthepageshowtwoviewsofthereplicatedenvironment.Onthetopleft,thescreenshotshowstwovalidreplicasandoneinvalidreplica,viathered/greenhighlights.Theinvalidreplicaimpactsrecoveryattheremotesite.DataProtectionAdvisorcanhelptoidentifywhythereplicaisinvalidsothatyoucanresolvetheissuesassoonastheyareidentified.Onthetopright,areportshowsthetopologyviewmappingtheapplicationfromthehosttotheprimaryandreplicatedstorage.OnthebottomleftisaviewofaservicelevelagreementreportfromDataProtectionAdvisorviewedfromthevCenter Serverplugin,whichreducesthenumberofinterfacesneededtomonitorVMwareoperationsandprotection.Onthebottomrightisadeeperlevelsummaryoftheprotectionstatusforallsystems,withwhite,green,andredhighlightstranslatingtonobackup,successfulbackup,andfailedbackup,respectively.Fromthereportcard,anAdministratorcandrillintoanyofthehoststogetmoredetailonthebackups.



Movingdowntothenextlevel,thesearesomeexamplesoftheautomatedreportsthatDataProtectionAdvisorcancreateforAdministratorswithinyourorganization.Thetoptwoscreenshotsandtheoneonthelowerleftcontainalotofinformationonavarietyofdifferentelementsexamplesareperformance,numberofjobsrun,andtheamountofdatabackedup.TherearemanyreportsandevenmoreformatsforeachareathatDataProtectionAdvisorsupports.Inthelowerrightisasimplechartthatforecastscapacitydemandatsometimeinthefuture,enablingtheforecasting,justification,andplanningforpurchasingnewcapacitytohandlethegrowthDataProtectionAdvisorisforecasting.



ThismodulecoveredsomeexamplesoftheDataProtectionAdvisor6.0robustreportingfunctionality.



ThiscourseprovidedanoverviewofDataProtectionAdvisorversion6.0.

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