Quick start for BlueXP ransomware protection

05/20/2025 Contributors

Here's an overview of the steps needed to get started with BlueXP ransomware protection. The links within each step take you to a page that provides more details.

Review prerequisites

Ensure your environment meets these requirements.

Set up the ransomware protection service

Prepare NetApp StorageGRID, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure as a backup destination.
Configure a Connector in BlueXP.
Set up licensing.
Discover workloads in BlueXP.
Configure backup destinations.
Optionally enable threat detection.
Optionally, conduct a ransomware attack readiness drill.

What's next?

After you set up the service, here's what you might do next.

View workload protection health on the Dashboard.
Protect workloads.
Respond to detection of potential ransomware attacks.
Recover from an attack (after incidents are neutralized).

Quick start for BlueXP ransomware protection

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