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PPDM CLI in a Nutshell

PPDM CLI is a professional command-line tool for managing Dell PowerProtect Data Manager - an enterprise backup and data protection platform.

🎯 What It Does

• Backup Management - Create, schedule, and monitor backup jobs
• Asset Discovery - Find and protect virtual machines, databases, and applications
• Storage Management - Manage backup storage systems and capacity
• Policy Management - Define backup rules and retention policies
• Monitoring - Track backup jobs, system health, and alerts

🔧 Key Features

• Multi-Platform - Works on Linux, Windows, macOS, and FreeBSD
• Enterprise Scale - Handles thousands of assets and petabytes of data
• Automation Ready - JSON/YAML output for scripting and DevOps
• Professional Interface - Clean, structured output with advanced filtering
• Cloud Integration - Supports cloud storage and hybrid deployments

👥 Who Uses It

• Backup Administrators - Daily backup operations and monitoring
• DevOps Engineers - Infrastructure automation and CI/CD integration
• System Administrators - Storage management and capacity planning
• Security Teams - Compliance reporting and audit trails

💡 Simple Example

# See what's being backed up
ppdm-cli assets list

# Check backup job status
ppdm-cli activities list --filter 'status eq "RUNNING"'

# Create a backup
ppdm-cli backup create --asset-id "vm-123" --policy-id "daily-backup"

Think of it as the “kubectl for backup” - a powerful, enterprise-grade tool that makes complex data protection operations simple and automatable.