One of the many new features in DPM2012 is the ability to use Generic Data Source Support where application owners can provide VSS support so Data Protection Manager can make a backup of the application, Microsoft have provided a writer for VMM 2012 that protect the database, hopefully more complex...
One highly requested feature is the ability to backup and restore sharepoint server , Microsoft have improved their sharepoint support in Data Protection Manager 2012 and added support for single item level recovery without having to restore the whole content database this will give a faster recovery...
One of the great features in Data Protection Manager is the ability to protect virtual machines without having to install agents, this will though HyperV and VSS create a backup of the virtual machine. This is one of the many “smaller” features that completes the systemcenter suite of products...
This post will cover the disaster recovery of Data Protection Manager Server , there are a few ground rules that needs to be followed. NEVER ever loose your tapes (duh) ALWAYS keep a backup of the configuration database ALWAYS keep a domain controller alive , and keep a backup of a domain controller...
There is one thing that cant be said to many times about Data Protection Manager (regardless of version) ALWAYS backup the configuration database and when you have created one backup create another one. DPMBackup.exe this can be schedules with windows task scheduler to create backup and then move of...
One of the new features in Data Protection Manager 2012 is the improvements in administration , this is the basic part install the Remote Administration and “point” to one Data Protection Manager Server at a time , handy for smaller inviroments where you dont want to logon to the Data Protection...
One of the many new features in DPM 2012 is the ability to restore single files from a vhd backup , this feature was available in DPM 2010 (ref : http://scug.dk/blogs/dataprotectionmanager/archive/2010/08/29/restoring-single-files-within-hyper-v-guests-protected-with-data-protection-manager-2010.aspx...
Overview Data Protection Manager 2010 is part of the System Center family of management products from Microsoft. It delivers unified data protection for Windows servers such as SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, Virtualization and file servers — as well as Windows desktops and laptops. DPM is designed...