Welcome to the Defend against data loss with native PowerStore data protection solutions Hands-on Lab. This hands-on demonstration provides a comprehensive understanding of PowerStore Manager key features. While we suggest following the lessons in order, you are free to navigate to specific lessons independently. Throughout this lab, you'll explore PowerStore Managers UI and workflows, its capabilities, and practical applications.
**Duration:** This lab is designed to be completed in approximately 60-90 minutes.
**Objective:** The objective of this lab is to familiarize you with the capabilities of PowerStore, allowing you to become familiar with:
- PowerStore Protection Policies
- Native PowerProtect DD backup integration with PowerStore
- PowerStore Secure Snapshots
- PowerStore Thin Clones
- PowerStore Migration
**Hands-on Experience:** During this lab, you will gain practical experience and will be able to do the following:
- Create and Apply Protection Policies
- Snapshot Rules and Policies
- Asynchronous Replication Rules and Policies
- Synchronous Replication Rules and Policies
- Create Remote Backup Sessions
- Create and Manage Secure Snapshots
- Create Thin Clones from Block Volumes and File Systems
- Create Migration Sessions
**Lesson Completion:** The completion time for each lesson may vary depending on your chosen tasks and exploration.
**Next Steps:** The [Dell Technologies Info Hub](https://infohub.delltechnologies.com/) site provides expertise that helps to ensure customer success with Dell Technologies platforms.
For a comprehensive list of technical [PowerStore](https://infohub.delltechnologies.com/t/powerstore-15/) white papers, videos, and blogs, visit the PowerStore section.
***It's important to note that this lab operates in a simulator, and not all functionalities replicate real-world environments.***
