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. Only the modules that are applicable to the selected types of workloads are shown.
  • On the Management > Protection plans tab. Create a protection plan, and then select one or more workloads to which to apply the plan.

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, see Resolving compatibility issues.

When you create a protection module with the Backup module enabled, you can enable backup encryption. For more information, see Encryption.

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 protection plan panel opens.

  5. To rename the protection plan, click the pencil icon, enter a new name, and then click OK.

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

  7. To configure a module, expand it, and then change the settings.

  8. Click Create.

Management > Protection plans

  1. In the Cyber Protect console, go to Management > Protection plans.
  2. Click Create plan.
  3. Select a template that is based on a built-in plan, or select Create your own plan to configure a plan from scratch, and then click Next.

  4. To rename the plan, click the pencil icon, enter a new name, and then click OK.

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

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

  7. To add workloads to the plan, click Add devices, and then select the workloads.

    You can create a plan without adding any workloads. To add workloads later, edit the plan. For more information, see Applying a protection plan to a workload.
  8. Click Create.

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, see Creating a disaster recovery protection plan.

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