Allowing multiple node to store data

Hello!

Since we are using SPVE to back up our VMware servers, all of the VMs are backed up into a single node on the Storage Prottect Server.

For an extra layer of security, we've enabled the node replication on this node to send the data to AWS using an S3 bucket with DataLock, preventing our backups from being affected by ransomware.

However, this means that every VM we back up through SPVE is automatically sent to AWS, even if the VMs isn't a critical machine.

I would like to be able to specify more than one node on the Storate Protect Server and use a different data mover and schedule to enable the SPVE backups without having them sent to AWS.

I've opened a case regarding this and they confirmed that what I want to do is not possible: TS018283418

Based on this article (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/IT23066), I understand that it is not possible to configure something like this:

VE_DATACENTER_NAME Datacenter_1::datacenter_node_name_1
VE_DATACENTER_NAME Datacenter_1::datacenter_node_name_2
VE_DATACENTER_NAME Datacenter_1::datacenter_node_name_3

A data node is associated to a Datacenter in vCenter. It would be very useful if, instead of associating a single DataCenter (DC) node, we could configure multiple, let's call it a "DataNodes".

For example, let's have this configuration:

REGISTER ADMIN SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC ?****? PASSEXP=0
REGISTER NODE SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC ?****? DOMAIN=SPVE-UCS-F1
GRANT AUTH SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC CLASSES=NODE AUTHORITY=OWNER NODE=STI.SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC

REGISTER NODE SPVE-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DM1 ?****? DOMAIN=SPVE-UCS-F1

GRANT PROXYNODE TARGET=SPVE-CHEWY-VC AGENT=SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC
GRANT PROXYNODE TARGET=SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC AGENT=SPVE-CHEWY-VMCLI
GRANT PROXYNODE TARGET=SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC AGENT=SPVE-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DM1
GRANT PROXYNODE TARGET=SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC AGENT=SPVE-LOCAL_MP_WIN
GRANT PROXYNODE TARGET=SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC AGENT=SPVE-LOCAL_MP_LNX

DEFINE SCHEDULE SPVE-UCS-F1 SPVE-SDO-F1-NOAWS-2200 TYPE=CLIENT STARTTIME=22:00:00 DURATION=15 DURUNITS=M ACTION=BACKUP SUBACTION=VM OPTIONS='-vmbackuptype=fullvm -asnodename=SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC -domain.vmfull="SCHEDULE-TAG" -MODE=IFINCR' PERIOD=1 PERUNITS=DAYS DAYOFWEEK=ANY

* Association des data mover à la cédule
DEFINE ASSOCIATION SPVE-UCS-F1 SPVE-SDO-F1-NOAWS-2200 SPVE-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DM1

If you look at the "-asnodename" parameter in the schedule definition, you will see I'm trying to use the nodename I've just created: -asnodename=SPVE-CHEWY-SDO-F1-NOAWS-DC

I called it "-DC" for "DataCenter", but this should be "-DN" for "DataNode". This second "DataNode" will not have AWS replication enabled.

I hope this Request for Enhancement (RFE) will be considered, and something can be done to address this limitation.

Regards,
Yanick