Data Protection Advisor is a monitoring and reporting tool made by EMC. The basic questions for design include:
- What are the licensing considerations and requirements?
- How big should the DPA server be?
- How many agents are required to deploy?
- Are there any firewall considerations?
- What type of server architecture should be utilized? Split or single server?
When designing a DPA solution, it's beneficial to know the licensing requirements and options. They are:
- DPA Enterprise - required for all deployments, allows login
- DPA for Backup - most common. Allows monitoring of backup applications, databases (both on clients and the DPA), IP switches, FC switches, tape libraries, VTL, etc. It is licensed by the number of clients except for Avamar, which is licensed by capacity for consistency. Client licenses come in packs of 20. Networker can also be licensed by capacity, but client and capacity licenses can not be mixed.
- DPA for Virtualization - for VMWare environments, monitors configuration, status, SLA and success of ESX/ESXi servers. It will identify any VMs not being backed up, and is licensed by number of hos machines
- DPA for Symmetrix - licensed by total local and replicated capacity
- DPA for VNX Block - licensed by number and model of VNX arrays in use
- DPA for RecoverPoint - based on the amount of data or by the model
DPA is sized by using the tool available on support.emc.com. Always be sure to use the latest version.
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