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title: "Dell PowerProtect Data Manager With Wasabi as Cloud Tier"
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updated: 2026-09-16T18:15:29Z
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# Dell PowerProtect Data Manager With Wasabi as Cloud Tier

[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. PPDM enables the protection, management, and recovery of your data, empowering you to rapidly evolve to meet future IT demands.

Wasabi has been validated to work with PowerProtect Data Manager as a Cloud Tier target. Wasabi’s object storage can be added as a long-term retention destination for backup data in the cloud using PowerProtect Data Manager and the DD Cloud Tier. This article describes the procedure for integrating Wasabi cloud storage with PowerProtect Data Manager using the DD Cloud Tier. The procedure outlined in this article applies to PowerProtect DM software as well as Data Manager appliance DM5500.

## Requirements

- Active Wasabi cloud storage account
- PowerProtect DD product installed with Cloud Tier feature
- Cloud Tier license on PowerProtect DD
- PowerProtect Data Manager installed and configured

> [!WARNING]
> The data restoration process is handled by your specific backup software application. As many variables can affect your unique environment, it is strongly recommended that you seek guidance from your backup software’s technical support team if you encounter difficulties or have application-specific inquiries.

## Architecture Diagram

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## Configuring Cloud Tier on Dell PowerProtect DD

1. Log in to your PowerProtect DD Web Console and follow the steps in [Using Dell Data Domain Cloud Tier with Wasabi](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/how-do-i-use-dell-powerprotect-dd-cloud-tier-with-wasabi) to enable Cloud Tier and add your Wasabi bucket as a cloud unit.
2. Once configured, you should have Wasabi configured as a Cloud Unit.

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## Adding a Virtual Machine Source

The following instructions add a vCenter as a virtual machine source to protect the VMs hosted on the vCenter.

1. Log in to PowerProtect Data Manager as an administrator. Click **Infrastructure** and **Asset Sources**. Click **+** to add a new asset source.

> [!WARNING]
> Only an administrator role can manage asset source.

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2. In the Asset Sources window, click **Enable Source** for the Virtual Machine asset source.

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3. Click the **vCenter** asset tab. Click **Add**.

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4. In the Add vCenter window, input the following.

For more details on the above parameters, refer to [Add a VMware vCenter](https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/enterprise-copy-data-management/pp-dm_19.15_virtual_machines_ug/add-a-vmware-vcenter-server-as-an-asset-source?guid=guid-f8cd580d-8410-43a6-924c-d4c336bd1b1e&lang=en-us) as an asset source.
  - Name for the vCenter
  - FQDN/IP for the vCenter
  - Host Credentials - Add new credentials for the vCenter user by clicking **Add Credentials** or choosing existing credentials **Note:** Ensure that you specify the credentials for a user whose role is defined at the vCenter level, rather than for a lower-level container object in the vSphere object hierarchy.
  - Optionally, select **vSphere Plugin install** to make some of the PPDM UI functionality available on the vSphere client.
5. Click **Verify** to verify the credentials. If the vCenter SSL certificate cannot be automatically accepted, a pop-up will appear to review the certificate details. Review the certificate and accept it to continue.

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6. Once the credentials and SSL certificate are verified, click **Save** to add the vCenter as an asset source. The PPDM will automatically initiate discovery.

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7. After the discovery is complete, the assets can be viewed under Infrastructure, Assets, and then Virtual Machines.

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## Configuring PPDM to Back Up to Wasabi Cloud Tier

1. Log in to the PPDM web portal.

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2. Click **Protection** and then **Protection Policies**. On the protection policies page, click **Add** to add a new protection policy.

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3. Input a name for the policy and a description. Click **Next** to continue.

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4. Select the policy purpose from the list and click **Next** to continue. For more details on the supported policy purposes, refer to Dell documentation on [supported protection policy purposes](https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/enterprise-copy-data-management/pp-dm_19.15_virtual_machines_ug/supported-protection-policy-purposes?guid=guid-2d3d1aab-1af7-4d8d-bb7f-329b9c74c813&lang=en-us).

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5. In the Assets tab. browse the assets and click on the checkbox beside the asset you want to protect. You can also search assets using the Search bar. Click **Next.**

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6. In the Objectives tab, click **Add** below Primary backup to add a primary backup storage device.

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7. Select the PowerProtect DD Storage device name from the drop-down list, then set the backup schedule. Click **Save.**

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8. To enable Cloud Tier for this policy, click **Cloud Tier**.

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9. Click **Add** under Cloud Tier to add cloud tiering to the policy.

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10. Select the Wasabi cloud unit from that list of cloud units on your PowerProtect DD where you want to send the backups for Long Term Retention. Input the number of days after which you want backups to be moved to Wasabi. Click **Save**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1706808118206.png)
11. Once the primary backup and Cloud Tier are added, click **Next**.

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12. Review the options and check those relevant to your protection needs. For details on the various options, refer to [configure protection policy options](https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/enterprise-copy-data-management/pp-dm_19.15_virtual_machines_ug/configure-protection-policy-options?guid=guid-629a6da7-46e8-4d9a-b854-1d487f09d5fa&lang=en-us).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-XHRBXJNK.png)
13. In the Summary tab, review the policy and click **Finish** to create it.

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14. The newly created protection policy is now listed under Protection and Protection policies. The policy will run as per schedule. You can also run the policy manually by selecting the policy, clicking Protect Now, and going through the wizard.

You can review the status of the protection jobs by clicking Jobs, then Protection Jobs.

> [!NOTE]
> The protected backups will initially be stored on the PowerProtect DD. Backups will move to Wasabi only after they have aged beyond the number of days in the tier, following the Cloud Tier schedule.

## Recalling Backups From Wasabi Cloud Tier

Backups stored in the Cloud Tier can be recalled to local storage before restoring. Follow the instructions in this section to recall a copy of the backup stored in the Wasabi cloud as Cloud Tier.

1. Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager web portal.

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2. From the Dashboard, click **Infrastructure** and **Assets**. Select the checkbox next to the backup you want to recall, then click **View Copies**.

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3. Click on the storage target icon to view the list of backup copies. Select the backup copy to be recalled from Cloud Tier. Backups stored in Wasabi cloud will have the location set to Cloud in the location column. Once the backup copy is selected, click **Recall from Cloud** to recall the backup to the local storage from Wasabi.

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4. Select the date until which the copy is to be retained in local storage. Click **Save**.

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5. The progress of the backup recall job can be viewed under Jobs by clicking **Protection Jobs**. Once the recall job has completed successfully, the backup is available in local storage for restoration.

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## Performing Restore on PPDM From Backups on Cloud Tier

Restoring backups that are stored in Cloud Tier for long-term retention is a two-step process:

- Step 1: Recall the backup copy to the local storage. Refer to [Recalling Backups From Wasabi Cloud Tier](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/using-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-with-wasabi-as-cloud-tier#recalling-backups-from-wasabi-cloud-tier) (above) for instructions to recall backups from Wasabi cloud.
- Step 2: Restore the backup copy from the local storage. Once the backup has been recalled from cloud tier, follow the steps in this section to restore the backup.

1. From the PPDM Dashboard, click **Restore** and **Assets**. Select the asset that needs to be restored, then click **Restore**.

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2. In the Restore window, select the VM asset to be restored, then click **Choose Copy**.

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3. In the Choose Copy window, click on the storage icon to list the backup copies.

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4. Select the copy to be restored from the list of references to the Restoring a virtual machine or VMDK backup copies. Copies that are local will have the location set to Local. Copies that were recalled from Cloud Tier will have the location set to Local Recalled in the location column. Once the backup copy is selected, click **OK**.

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5. In the Select Copy window, click **Next** to continue.

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6. In the Purpose window, select from the given options. In this example, we are restoring the Entire VM. Click **Restore Enter VM(s)** and **Next**.

> [!NOTE]
> For information on restoring individual virtual disks, review the [Restoring a virtual machine or VMDK](https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/enterprise-copy-data-management/pp-dm_19.12_virtual_machines_ug/restoring-a-virtual-machine-or-vmdk?guid=guid-607e0186-9c8d-408f-83f6-22edc0163ca3&lang=en-us) section in the *PowerProtect Data Manager Virtual Machine User Guide*.

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7. Refer to the Restoring a virtual machine or VMDK an option from the list, then click **Next**.

> [!NOTE]
> In this example, we are creating and restoring it, referring to the "Restoring a virtual machine or VMDK"as a new VM. For other restore types, refer to the "Restoring a virtual machine or VMDK" section in the *PowerProtect Data Manager Virtual Machine User Guide*.

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8. Select the vCenter and the Datacenter to restore your VM. Click **Next**.

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9. Select the destination host. Click **Next**.

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10. In the Datastore window, select the destination storage for the Virtual disk. Click **Next** to continue the restore.

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11. Input the name for the restored VM and select the applicable options. Click **Next** to continue.

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12. Select the applicable network and the connection state for each of the network adapters.

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13. Review the Summary and click **Restore** to start the restore job.

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14. The restore job can be viewed under Jobs and Protection Jobs. Once the job is completed successfully, the VM can be restored and can be used as needed.

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