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title: "Dell PowerProtect Data Manager With Wasabi as Archive"
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updated: 2026-10-02T17:44:55Z
published: 2026-10-02T17:44:55Z
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# Dell PowerProtect Data Manager With Wasabi as Archive

[Dell Technologies PowerProtect Data Manager](https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/data-protection/powerprotect-data-manager.htm?hve=explore+powerprotect+data+manager) (PPDM) offers efficient data protection capabilities, leveraging the latest evolution of Dell's trusted protection storage architecture. Data Manager offers a seamless and secure workflow for configuring archive solutions to storage and provisioning data transmission to cloud.

Wasabi Hot Cloud storage has been validated to work with PowerProtect Data Manager as an Archive target. Key features of this integration include:

- Seamless integration of archive solutions with Wasabi, ensuring smooth data management
- Capability to instantly archive your data to Wasabi following a backup
- Co-existence with Data Domain Cloud Tier solution
- Secure transmission and data-at-rest encryption in Wasabi maintaining data integrity and compliance
- Resiliency through retention lock governance, ensuring data integrity and compliance with regulatory requirements

> This article lists example steps for Data Manager deployed using VMWare vCenter infrastructure. VMWare is one of the supported deployment model for Data Manager. For other Data Manager deployments, refer to Data Manager documentation for the specific infrastructure on Dell’s support website.

## Reference Architecture

![Diagram illustrating Wasabi cloud integration with PowerProtect Data Manager and Archive Engine.](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Drawing 10-2.png)

## Requirements

- Active Wasabi cloud storage account
- PowerProtect Data Manager version 20.3 (or later) installed and configured
- PowerProtect DD product installed and integrated with PPDM

## Wasabi Configuration

The Wasabi configuration consists of three steps: creating a user, assigning an IAM policy to the user, and creating access keys.

1. Create a new sub-user with programmatic access. Refer to [Creating a User](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/creating-a-user-account-and-access-key#creating-a-user) for details.
2. Assign the appropriate IAM policy to the user. The example here uses AmazonS3FullAccess policy added to the user. Refer to [Creating a User](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/creating-a-user-account-and-access-key#creating-a-user) for details.
3. Create an Access Key and Secret Key pair for the user. This enables PPDM to access data stored in the Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage account.

## Data Manager Configuration

This section details the configuration steps on PowerProtect Data Manager to write backup archives to Wasabi. The configuration consists of three steps.

- Add Wasabi as an object storage target.
- Create a protection engine for archive workloads.
- Create a protection policy to write archives into Wasabi.

## Adding Wasabi as an Object Storage

1. Log in to Data Manager and navigate to Infrastructure Storage Object Storage. Click on **Add** to create a new Object storage target. ![PowerProtect Data Manager interface showing storage options and an add button.](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-16 at 10.34.28 AM.png)
2. Input the following object storage details.
  - Object Storage—Enter an appropriate name.
  - Object Storage Provider—Select **S3 Compatible**.
  - Host credentials—Select existing or add new credentials. These are the access and secret keys that you created on the Wasabi console for your user.
  - Endpoint—Input the URL “s3.wasabisys.com”. This example uses Wasabi’s us-east-1 storage region. Use the region where your bucket is located. For a list of regions, see [Available Storage Regions](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/en/where-is-my-data-stored-and-how-are-wasabis-storage-regions-secured?highlight=regions#available-storage-regions).
  - Port—443.
  - Certificate—Click **Accept** to accept the SSL certificate.
3. Click **Next**.

![Form for adding object storage with fields for name, provider, and endpoint details.](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-18 at 10.41.16 AM.png)
4. If you use a proxy to access Wasabi, enter the details in this section. If not, then skip this configuration and click Next.

![Form for adding object storage with proxy details and connection verification options.](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-18 at 10.42.36 AM.png)
5. Click **Verify** to verify the connection with your Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage account. If the configuration is correct, you receive a Successfully Verified confirmation.
6. Click **Save** to complete the configuration.

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7. The object storage should be listed under the Object Storage section. Check the checkbox next to the newly added object storage.
8. Click **Manage Object Storage Unit**.

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9. Click **Add** to add a storage unit.

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10. Input the details for the S3-compatible object storage unit.
  - Name—Enter the name of the Wasabi bucket that you want to create. The bucket name must be unique within Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage and DNS-compatible.
  - Soft Capacity Quota—(optional) Enter a soft quota for this storage unit to receive an alert on Data Manager when the quota is reached.
  - Retention Lock—Enable retention lock for this storage unit, if required.
  - Server-side encryption—Enable server-side encryption.
11. Click **Save** to save the configuration and create the cloud unit.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-18 at 11.38.56 AM.png)

## Add a Protection Engine

This section details the steps to deploy a protection engine that acts as a data mover for moving backups to and from Wasabi.

1. Select the **Infrastructure** tab.
2. Select **Protection Engines**.
3. Click **Protection Engines.**
4. Click **Add** to add a new protection engine.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-18 at 10.43.53 AM.png)
5. Input the configuration for the Protection engine.
  - Supported Protection Type—Archive
  - Host name—Appropriate host name. Hostname should be resolved by DNS
  - Primary DNS—Primary DNS IP
  - Secondary DNS—Secondary DNS IP
  - Tertiary DNS—Tertiary DNS IP
  - Gateway—Network gateway IP
  - Netmask—Netmask to be used
  - Network—Select the network to be used for the protection engine VM
  - vCenter server to deploy—Select the vCenter server from the list
  - Datastore—Use automatic or select a specific datastore to be used
  - ESX Host/Cluster—Select the specific ESX Host to be used for deploying this VM
6. Click **Next**.

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7. Select the appropriate preferred Network PortGroup.
8. Click **Next**.

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9. Review the configuration on the summary page. Click **Finish**.

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## Creating a Protection Policy for Archiving Backups to Wasabi

1. Select the **Protection** tab.
2. Select **Protection Policies**.
3. Click **Add**.

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4. Input the details for the protection policy.
  - Name—Name for the policy.
  - Description—Description for the policy.
  - Type—From the drop-down, select the policy type depending on the asset that you want to protect. This example uses VMware Virtual Machine.
5. Click **Next**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-18 at 10.47.52 AM.png)
6. Select the appropriate purpose for the protection policy.
7. Click **Next**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-18 at 10.48.37 AM.png)
8. Search and check the checkbox next to the assets to protect.
9. Once all assets are checked, click **Add** to add the assets.
10. Click **Next**.

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11. On the Objectives window, click **Add** under Primary Backup to add your primary storage target.

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12. This part of the configuration details the primary on-prem backup which is typically a PowerProtect DD. Select the appropriate storage name, interface, retention lock settings and schedule. This is independent of the settings for archive workloads. Once you have selected the appropriate settings, click **Save**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-18 at 10.51.29 AM.png)
13. Once back on the Objectives page, click **Archive**.
14. Click **Add** under Archive to add the archive target configuration.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-18 at 10.52.27 AM.png)
15. Configure the settings for the archive target.
  - Object Storage—Select the Object storage that you created for Wasabi in the steps above.
  - Object Storage Unit—Select the storage unit that was created above for your Wasabi account.
  - Retention Lock—Enable if required. Data Manager supports Governance mode retention lock.
  - Schedule—Configure the archive schedule as needed. The Data Manager will send an archived copy of the backups to Wasabi according to this schedule. Optionally, you can create an archive copy after every backup job by moving the Archive immediately toggle to On immediately after the primary backup completes.
16. Click **Save** to add the archive target configuration.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-18 at 11.41.17 AM.png)
17. On the Options page, select the appropriate settings and click **Next** to proceed.

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18. Review the summary for the protection policy. Click **Finish**.

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19. You can list the newly created protection policy. Select the **Protection** tab.
20. Select **Protection Policies**.

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## Creating an On-Demand Archive to Wasabi

Data Manager allows you to create an on-demand archive copy to your Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage account. Follow the steps below to manually create a one-time archive copy to Wasabi. The backup job has been completed locally prior to creating an archive copy to Wasabi.

1. From your Data Manager portal, select the **Infrastructure** tab.
2. Select **Assets**.
3. Search for your VM asset that you would like to archive. Select your asset by checking the checkbox next to the asset.
4. Click **View Copies**.

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5. Ensure you list the Primary backup copies, then select the copy you want to archive by checking the checkbox next to it. Click **More Actions**.
6. Select **Archive** to bring up the Archive window for this copy.

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7. In the Archive window, select the Wasabi object storage and the desired storage unit from the list. Input the retention period in days, weeks, months, or years.
8. Optionally, to enable Retention Lock, select the checkbox next to **Retention Lock**.
9. Click **Save** to save the archive configuration. Once saved, it will trigger a one-time archive copy of the selected backups to Wasabi.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-09-21 at 1.14.24 PM.png)
10. You can view the progress of the archive job by navigating to Jobs on Data Manager.

## Restoring Archive Backups Stored in Wasabi

Archive backups stored in Wasabi have to be restored through Data Manager. There is no way to restore these backups from outside of Data Manager. Follow the steps below to restore Data Manager backups archived in your Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage account.

1. Select the **Restore** tab.
2. Select **Assets**.
3. Search the asset to restore and select it by checking the checkbox next to the asset.
4. Click **View Copies**.

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5. To restore Archive backups, click **Archive**.
6. Select the restore point and click **Restore**.

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7. In the Restore window, select the options and settings to restore the asset, then complete the wizard based on your requirements.
8. On the summary page, review the restore configuration. Click **Restore** to initiate restoring the backup from Archive.

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9. You can view the progress of the restore job by navigating to Jobs on Data Manager.