{"id":9527,"date":"2020-05-26T18:20:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T08:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/?p=9527"},"modified":"2020-05-26T18:20:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T08:20:06","slug":"using-networker-with-data-domain-retention-lock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/2020\/05\/26\/using-networker-with-data-domain-retention-lock\/","title":{"rendered":"Using NetWorker with Data Domain Retention Lock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You know when you’ve got a secret herb or spice you use in a recipe that turns it from “this is good” to “holy cow this is great!”? <\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Well, I’ll let you in on a little secret: Data Domain retention lock is like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data Domain is good by itself \u2013 but when you bring retention lock into the mix, it’s just a stellar tool for data immutability within your organisation. Both NetWorker and PowerProtect Data Manager support retention lock straight out of the box, and in this post I’ll take you through getting it running with NetWorker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The overview of the process is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Enable retention lock for your NetWorker Mtree on the Data Domain.<\/li>
  2. Create Data Domain boost device(s) with retention lock enabled.<\/li>
  3. Start backing up with retention lock automatically applied to successful savesets.<\/li>
  4. Whee! (OK, this part is optional, but I do find backup exciting<\/em>.)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Now, obviously, enabling retention lock is something you should think very carefully about. So I’m going to run through the steps, but if you want to work with retention lock, please be sure you read the NetWorker and Data Domain documentation about it before you configure it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Before I get started \u2013\u00a0the second edition of Data Protection: Ensuring Data Availability<\/strong> has been released. You can check out what’s new here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    On the Data Domain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    On your Data Domain, log into System Manager, then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Go to Data Management > Mtree<\/li>
    2. If the first Mtree gets selected and it’s not your NetWorker Mtree, deselect it.<\/li>
    3. Find your NetWorker Mtree and select it so the information panels under the Mtree list is populated with its details.<\/li>
    4. Scroll down in the information panels to the Retention Lock section and click the “Edit” button to adjust the settings.<\/li>
    5. Enable Retention lock in either Governance or Compliance Mode (Governance will be enough for many companies), choose the minimum\/maximum length of time, but leave the use at “Manual”, then click OK to apply.<\/li>
    6. You should then see retention lock enabled.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      I’ve encapsulated that process in the gallery below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n