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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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From the BlueXP left navigation, select Protection > Ransomware protection.
If this is your first time logging in to this service, the landing page appears.
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From the initial landing page, select Start by discovering workloads.
The service finds your working environments in your BlueXP Connectors.
This process might take a few minutes. 
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From the list of BlueXP Connectors, select Find new working environments next to the Connector where you want to discover workloads.
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Select the working environments where you want to discover workload or select the box at the top of the table to discover workloads in all discovered workload environments.
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Select Discover.
The service discovers workload data only for those Connectors with selected working environments.
This process might take a few minutes. 
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To download the list of discovered workloads, select Download results (CSV).
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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.
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.
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From the BlueXP left navigation, select Protection > Ransomware protection.
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To identify the date of the last discovery, from the Dashboard, select the info icon next to Discover workloads link at the top right.
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From the Dashboard, select Discover workloads.
You can view the previously selected working environments for each Connector and find new working environments.
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For each Connector, select Find new working environments.
This process might take a few minutes. 
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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.
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Select Go to Dashboard.