Creating a protection plan

You can create a protection plan in the following ways:

  • On the Devices tab. Select one or more workloads to protect, and then create a protection plan for them.
  • On the Management > Protection plans tab. Create a protection plan, and then select one or more workloads to which to apply the plan.

When you create a protection plan, only the modules that are applicable to your type of workload are shown.

You can apply a protection plan to more than one workload. You can also apply multiple protection plans to the same workload. To learn more about possible conflicts, refer to Resolving plan conflicts.

To create a protection plan

Devices

  1. In the Cyber Protect console, go to Devices > All devices.
  2. Select the workloads that you want to protect, and then click Protect.
  3. [If there are already applied plans] Click Add plan.

  4. Click Create plan > Protection.

    The template for a protection plan opens.

  5. To modify the protection plan name, click the pencil icon.

  6. To enable or disable a module in the plan, toggle the switch next to the module name.

  7. To configure a module, click it to expand it, and then change the settings according to your needs.

  8. When ready, click Create.

    To create a protection plan with encryption, specify an encryption password. For more information about this feature, refer to Encryption.

Management > Protection plans

  1. In the Cyber Protect console, go to Management > Protection plans.

  2. Click Create plan.

    The template for a protection plan opens.

  3. [Optional] To modify the protection plan name, click the pencil icon next to the name.
  4. [Optional] To enable or disable a module in the plan, toggle the switch next to the module name.
  5. [Optional] To configure a module, click it to expand it, and then change the settings according to your needs.

  6. To select the workloads to which you want to apply the plan, click Add devices.

    You can create a plan without applying it to any workloads. You can add workloads later, by editing the plan. For more information about how to add a workload to a plan, refer to Applying a protection plan to a workload.

  7. When ready, click Create.

    To create a protection plan with encryption, specify an encryption password. For more information about this feature, refer to Encryption.

To run a module on demand (such as Backup, Antivirus and Antimalware protection, Vulnerability assessment, Patch management, or Data protection map), click Run now.

Watch the how-to video Creating the first protection plan.

For more information on the Disaster recovery module, refer to Create a disaster recovery protection plan.

For more information on the Device control module, refer to Working with the Device control module.