How do I backup my DPM database?
Back up the DPM database to DPM storage pool
- In DPM console, click Protection > Create protection group.
- On the Select Protection Group Type page, select Servers.
- On the Select group members page, select DPM database .
- On the Select Data Protection Method page, select I want short-term protection using disk.
Can we backup VMware VM to tape if we are using DPM 2012 r2?
DPM can back up VMware VMs to disk, tape and to the Azure cloud. You specify the protection method while creating the new Protection Group.
How do I transfer DPM backup to another drive?
Follow these steps:
- In the DPM administrator console, click Protection.
- In the Protection workspace, select the datasource you want to migrate.
- Click Move Disk Storage.
- Select the target disk storage that you want to migrate to, and click OK. This begins the migration process.
What is express full backup in DPM?
To enable faster recovery time, DPM regularly performs an express full backup, a type of synchronization that updates the replica to include the changed blocks. During the express full backup, DPM takes a snapshot of the replica before updating the replica with the changed blocks.
How does DPM backup work?
Unlike traditional backup systems that kicked off in the middle of the night to “stream” the entire content of a server to tape, DPM backs up servers incrementally all day long and, in fact, does incremental backups of critical servers like Exchange or SharePoint every 15 minutes.
What DPM can backup?
DPM 2019 UR1 and later supports the protection of ReFS volumes and ReFS deduped volume. DPM 2019 UR1 and later supports the backup of SQL over ReFS. DPM 2019 UR2 and later supports the backup of SQL database, stored on the Cluster Shared Volume.
What is Azure backup?
Azure Backup is a cloud-based backup service that can be used on a pay-as-you-go basis to protect your workloads deployed in Azure, multicloud, and hybrid cloud deployments.
How do I restore a DPM server?
Answers
- Install a fresh new Windows Server (same OS as previously) with the same name and IP address as the crashed DPM server.
- Present the existing DPM storage that was used on the crashed DPM server, to the newly installed server.
- Install DPM and point to the existing DPM database.
How do I update DPM?
Upgrade path for DPM 2019
- Upgrade the DPM server to DPM 2019.
- Update the agents on the protected servers.
- Upgrade the DPM Remote Administrator on all production servers.
- Backups continue without rebooting your production server.
How to enable secondary protection for Azure DPM backups?
– Requires a supported version of Windows Server based system with the Azure agent to gain access to DPM backups stored in the Azure backup vault. This can’t be another DPM server. Not an option if the database is hosted locally and you want to enable secondary protection. A workaround would be to use a remote SQL Server to host the database.
How do I backup a DPM database?
If the DPM database is located on a remote SQL Server, install the DPM agent on that server. On the SQL Server make a folder on a drive with enough free space to hold a single copy of a backup. For example: C:\\DPMBACKUP. Share the folder.
Does DPM work with Windows Server 2012 deduped volumes?
DPM must be running on Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 to protect Windows Server 2012 deduped volumes. DPM must be running on at least Windows Server 2012 R2 to protect Windows Server 2012 deduped volumes. DPM must be running on at least Windows Server 2012 R2 to protect Windows Server 2012 deduped volumes.
What is primary to secondary protection in DPM?
Primary to secondary protection – The database and replicas stored on a primary DPM server can be backed up to a secondary DPM server. If the primary server fails the secondary server continues to back up protected workloads.