Creating a Protection Plan

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To create backups on computers with Microsoft Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems, you must configure a protection plan in the backup console after installing the Cyber ​​Protection Agent. This also applies to virtual machines with Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. The protection plan is required to create regular backups. When you register a computer or virtual machine in the backup console, a protection plan is automatically set up that creates a complete backup.

You also have the option of applying multiple protection plans to the same computer or virtual machine to map complex routines. For example, you can apply a protection plan in which you have only activated and configured the Antivirus & Antimalware module. In parallel, you can use another protection plan in which you have only activated and configured the Backup module.

A protection plan consists of various protection modules. You can activate and configure these individually. The following modules are available:

• Backup: With the Backup protection module, you can back up the data of a device to the storage space provided by the backup package.
• Antivirus & Antimalware Protection: With Antivirus & Antimalware Protection, you can protect computers and virtual machines with the Microsoft Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems from current malware threats.
• Vulnerability Assessment: The Vulnerability Assessment checks installed Microsoft, Linux, macOS products as well as Microsoft and macOS third-party products for vulnerabilities. In addition, the Vulnerability Assessment notifies you when a vulnerability is found. 
• Device Control: With Device Control, you can specify devices that users are allowed to use on your machines. In addition, you can use Device Control to specify which devices are not allowed to be used.

More information about the available modules

For more information about the available modules, see the following page:

Protection Plan and Modules

To create a protection plan:

• Open the Backup Console.
• In the left navigation bar, click Administration > Protection Plans.

• In the right pane, under Actions, click + Create Plan.

• To have one or more devices protected by the protection plan, click Add devices.

• Select the device or devices you want and click Add. You will then be shown suitable modules.

• To configure a module, click on the desired, activated module. You can then customise the configuration.

• Optional: To activate a module, you must move the switch to the right. To deactivate a module, you must move the switch to the left.
   

• To create the protection plan, click Create in the top right corner next to the protection plan name.
  
  The following message will then be displayed:
  
  The protection plan requires the following service quotas to be applied to a device:
   
• Click Confirm.

After you create the protection plan, you can use it to perform the following actions:

• Apply a protection plan to computers, virtual machines, or a device group.
• Rename a protection plan.
• Edit a protection plan.
• Enable or disable a protection plan.
• Revoke a protection plan so that it is no longer applied to the computer or virtual machine in question.
• Stop a protection plan. This action stops all ongoing backup actions on all computers and/or virtual machines. Backups will be rerun according to the schedule you configured. Antimalware scans are not affected by this action and will continue to run.
• Clone a protection plan to create a copy of an existing plan. When you clone a protection plan, it is not assigned to any workload.
• Export or import a protection plan. You can export a protection plan as a JSON file. In addition, you can also import this JSON file again at any time.
• Review the details of a protection plan.
• Review the activities and alarms associated with a protection plan.
• Delete a protection plan.