What steps are used to recover PowerProtect Data Manager?

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Options

• ADeploy PowerProtect OVA and select the Restore Backup option.
• BCreate the PowerProtect DD Management Center IP and NFS Export path.
• CConfigure vCenter server and perform PowerProtect DR.
• DDeploy PowerProtect DR OVA and select Disaster Recovery option.

• A
  92% (47)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Recovering PowerProtect Data Manager follows a two-step process: deploy the PowerProtect OVA (the virtual appliance package) and then select the Restore Backup option during setup - this is the official Dell EMC recovery workflow that restores the appliance to a previously backed-up state.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B - Creating a DD Management Center IP and NFS Export path is a configuration step for setting up Data Domain integration, not a recovery procedure.
• C - Configuring vCenter and performing "PowerProtect DR" conflates the vCenter integration setup with a disaster recovery concept that doesn't describe the standard recovery process.
• D - There is no separate "PowerProtect DR OVA"; the same OVA is used for both fresh deployments and recovery, and the relevant option during recovery is Restore Backup, not "Disaster Recovery."

Memory tip: Think "OVA + Restore" - you always start with the OVA (it's the vehicle), and when recovering, you pick up your backup from the trunk. If you see "Deploy OVA" paired with "Restore Backup," that's your recovery path.

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