Protect Data Source
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator
The Protect Data Source activity is used to protect a workload by adding a data source to an existing protection group. A protection group is a named entity that holds the backup policy for a workload.
Important
We recommend that protection groups contain only data sources of the same type.
The following items apply to the Replica Creation Method for this release:
The Replica Creation Method value of Now is not supported in this release of the integration pack because Data Protection Manager has no reliable way to determine the progress and status of replica creation, other than in the user interface.
If you select the Replica Creation Method value of Later, the optional property Replica Creation Time is a required property.
If you select the Replica Creation Method value of Manual, the replica creation can be forced by using the Create Recovery Point activity. The Data Protection Manager user interface will display this as a consistency check job.
For the procedure to configure this object, see: Configuring the Protect Data Source Activity.
The following tables list the properties and published data for this activity. The activity publishes all the data from the required and optional properties into published data.
Protect Data Source Properties
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Replica Creation Method |
Later or Manual |
Data Source ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the data source for the recovery point |
Protection Group |
The name of the protection group to which to add the workload |
Replica Creation Time |
The date and time of the replica creation, in the format mm/dd/yyyy hh:ss AM or PM |
Protect Data Source Published Data
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
DataSourceID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the data source for the recovery point |
Protection Group |
The name of the protection group to which to add the workload |
Replication Time |
The date and time of the replica creation, in the format mm/dd/yyyy hh:ss AM or PM |
Replication Type |
The replication type |
Configuring the Protect Data Source Activity
To configure the Protect Data Source activity
From the Activities window, drag a Protect Data Source activity to the active runbook. Double-click the Protect Data Source activity icon.
On the Properties tab, click the ellipsis button (...), and select the Name of the Data Protection Manager computer that you want to connect to with this activity.
In the Properties section, the properties required to define the activity are displayed. Select a property in the list, and enter a value for the property. Or, to automatically populate the value from the data published by any previous activity in the runbook, right-click the property box, point to Subscribe, and then click Published data. Click the published data element you want to use, and then click OK.
To specify additional properties, click Optional Properties. In the Add/Remove Property dialog box, select the properties you want to apply to this activity from the Available list, and then click the right arrow button (>>). The properties appear in the Selected list. To remove a property from the Selected list, click the property, click the left arrow button (<<), and then click OK.
To automatically populate the value for the additional properties from the data published by any previous activity in the runbook, right-click the property box, point to Subscribe, and then click Published data. Click the published data element you want to use, and then click OK. For a list of the data elements published by each activity, see the Published Data tables in the activity topic.
Click the Filters tab. In the Filters section, click Add. In the Name box, click the down arrow and select an item from the list that you want to use to define this runbook.
In the Relation box, click the down arrow and select a relationship descriptor for the filter.
In the Value box, click the ellipsis button (...) and select a value to be applied to this filter. If the ellipsis button does not appear for the filter you have selected, enter the value you want to use, and then click OK.
If applicable, to automatically populate the value for a filter from the data published by any previous activity in the runbook, right-click the Value box, point to Subscribe, and then click Published data. Click the published data element you want to use, and then click OK.
Add additional filters as needed.
To make changes to a filter, click the filter and then click Edit. Make the necessary changes, and then click OK. To remove a filter, click the filter and then click Remove.
For information about the settings on the General and Run Behavior tabs, see Common Configuration Instructions for all Activities.
Click Finish.
Other Activities
The Integration Pack for Data Protection Manager contains the following additional activities: