Follow the steps below to create an email integration between Dell Data Protection Advisor (DPA) and Backup Radar. Backup Radar supports the following DPA report paths:

• Dell NetWorker through DPA.

• Dell PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM) through DPA.

The two report paths use different subject-line requirements. Choose the section that matches your backup product.

Note: This article captures third-party steps and/or an interface that may have since been updated. Dell’s menu names, report names, and available settings may vary by product version and account configuration. Refer to the Dell Knowledge Base for additional, version-specific guidance when creating or scheduling DPA reports.

Who can use this feature?

• Administrator users.

• Standard users who have been granted access.

What you’ll need

• Access to your Dell DPA portal.

• Permission to create or modify scheduled reports in DPA.

• Your Backup Radar mailbox address.

You can find your Backup Radar mailbox in Backup Radar under Integration > Mailboxes. For more details, see Viewing your email mailbox in app.

If you’re configuring the PPDM report path, PPDM data must already be available in DPA.

Configure the NetWorker report through DPA

Use this report path when DPA receives backup data from Dell NetWorker.

Create the scheduled report

1. In DPA, navigate to Report Jobs and select Create.

2. Select Custom Backup All Clients as the report.

3. Set the time period to Last Hour.

4. Set the schedule to Hourly.

5. Open the publish settings for the report.

6. Enter your Backup Radar mailbox as the recipient.

7. Set the subject line to:

      [DELLEMCNETWORKER] All Backup Jobs Hourly Report

8. Save the report job.

Configure the PPDM report through DPA

Use this report path when DPA receives backup data from Dell PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM).

Do not send a PPDM canned report directly to Backup Radar unless it meets the requirements below. Configure a scheduled report in DPA that includes the PPDM data.

Create the scheduled report

1. In DPA, navigate to Report Jobs and select Create.

2. Select or create a report that contains the PPDM backup data available in DPA.

3. Open the publish settings for the report.

4. Enter your Backup Radar mailbox as the recipient.

5. Make sure the subject line starts with:

      EMC DPA

   Brackets aren’t required. For example, EMC DPA PPDM Backup Report

6. Configure DPA to include the report data as an HTML table in the email body.

7. Confirm that the report includes a column named exactly:

      Group

8. Set a schedule that sends the report after the expected PPDM backup jobs have completed.

9. Save the report job.

Warning: CSV attachment-only output isn’t supported for direct ingestion in this PPDM-through-DPA workflow. The report data must appear as an HTML table in the email body. The Group column name must match exactly, including capitalization.

Verify that Backup Radar is receiving the reports

After DPA sends the next scheduled report:

1. In Backup Radar, navigate to Integration > Mailboxes.

2. Open the mailbox that receives your Dell reports.

3. Find the latest NetWorker or PPDM report.

4. Confirm that the report status is Saved Result.

5. Navigate to Manage > Activate Backups and confirm that the new backups are available for activation.

For PPDM reports, verify all of the following:

• The subject starts with EMC DPA.

• The report data appears as an HTML table in the email body.

• The report includes a column named exactly Group.

• The report doesn’t rely on a CSV attachment as the source of report data.

For NetWorker reports, verify the following:

• The subject is [DELLEMCNETWORKER] All Backup Jobs Hourly Report.

• The report was sent to the correct Backup Radar mailbox.

• The report ran under an administrator account.

What’s next?

Once Backup Radar has received and parsed the report, map your clients to their backups. You can then activate the backups manually or configure the appropriate activation workflow.