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Discover workloads in BlueXP ransomware protection

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To use BlueXP ransomware protection, the service needs to first discover data. During discovery, BlueXP ransomware protection analyzes all volumes and files in working environments across all BlueXP Connectors and projects within an organization.

BlueXP ransomware protection assesses MySQL applications, Oracle applications, VMware datastores, and file shares.

Note Workloads with volumes that use FlexGroup or iSCSI will not be discovered.

The service assesses the existing protection level including the current backup protection, snapshot copies, and NetApp Autonomous Ransomware Protection options. Based on the assessment, the service then recommends how to improve your ransomware protection.

You can do the following:

  • Within each Connector, select the working environments where you want to discover workloads. You might benefit from this feature if you want to protect specific workloads in your environment and not others.

  • Discover newly created workloads for previously selected working environments.

Select workloads to discover and protect

Within each Connector, select the working environments where you want to discover workloads.

Steps

  1. From the BlueXP left navigation, select Protection > Ransomware protection.

    If this is your first time logging in to this service, the landing page appears.

    Landing page screenshot for BlueXP ransomware protection

  2. From the initial landing page, select Start by discovering workloads.

    The service finds working environments in your BlueXP Connectors.

    Tip This process might take a few minutes.

    Discover workloads screenshot

  3. To discover workloads for a specific Connector, select Find new working environments next to the Connector where you want to discover workloads.

    A list of working environments appears.

    Discover workloads screenshot

  4. Select the working environments where you want to discover workloads or select the box at the top of the table to discover workloads in all discovered workload environments.

  5. Select Discover.

    The service discovers workload data only for those Connectors with selected working environments.

    Tip This process might take a few minutes.

    Workloads discovered screenshot

  6. To download the list of discovered workloads, select Download results (CSV).

  7. To display the BlueXP ransomware protection Dashboard, select Go to Dashboard.

    The Dashboard shows the health of data protection. The number of at risk or protected workloads increases based on the newly discovered workloads.

    BlueXP ransomware protection Dashboard

    Learn what the Dashboard shows you.

Discover newly created workloads for previously selected working environments

If you have already selected working environments for discovery, you can discover newly created workloads for those environments from the Dashboard.

Steps

  1. From the BlueXP left navigation, select Protection > Ransomware protection.

  2. To identify the date of the last discovery, from the Dashboard, look at the date and time stamp next to Refresh icon at the top right.

  3. From the Dashboard, select the Refresh icon which initiates discovery of new workloads.

Discover new working environments

If you have already discovered working environments, you can discover any newly created working environments or working environments that you did not previously select during previous discovery processes.

Steps

  1. From the BlueXP left navigation, select Protection > Ransomware protection.

  2. From the BlueXP ransomware protection menu, select the vertical Vertical Actions…​ option at the top right. From the drop-down menu, select Settings.

  3. In the Workload discovery card, select Discover workloads.

    Tip This process might take a few minutes as indicated by an in-process loading icon.