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This post is about Windows Server 2008 with the Hyper-V role installed, that are being protected by System Center Data Protection Manager 2007. There may be one or many Virtual Machines on each Host/Parent Partition, and they may be running Windows
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This blog introduces the basics of SharePoint Search capabilities to DPM Administrators. Initially, it may be a bit confusing as to why a DPM blog would contain information about how to setup and configure another technology’s software. In protecting
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In this blog post, we will cover the mirroring of an existing SharePoint content database using SQL Server 2005. We will also discuss some basics of Search Index Servers in a SharePoint farm. The objective is to provide a light-weight cursory knowledge
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Recovering a mirrored database, whether it is to a SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 installation, requires that the existing mirror be broken. For simplicity, you may want to consider deleting both the Principal and Mirror databases and using the latest
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Considering the vast amount of mission critical data stored on SQL servers globally, the high availability of database mirroring with the frequent snapshots of DPM make protection and recovery scenarios much less fearful for administrators entrusted with
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This blog focuses on providing a very light-weight overview of how to implement SQL database mirroring and it is not intended to be a complete how-to reference. DPM administrators benefit by understanding, even at a basic level, how to install and configure
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What is a Backup Network? A backup network allows backup traffic segmentation from your primary network. Keeping backup traffic off your production network allows you more bandwidth for your day-to-day work without having to wait for off hours
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In the coming weeks, we will be discussing the new features of DPM 2007 SP1 to enough depth that you can implement them into a new or existing environment. We will also be covering some of the basics on how to install and configure, at a very basic level,
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Well, the day has come and you are thinking about installing SP1 for DPM 2007 to your DPM environment. There are a few things you that you need to be aware of before you install this Service Pack to any DPM servers. Let’s take a moment to discuss
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I have seen enough calls come in for DPM that are related to the SQL Reporting services that I figured we should put out some general troubleshooting guides for these. As with just about everything else in our industry, these are just guides and there
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We have seen several calls from people who are getting this error after installing SP1 for DPM2007. An Unexpected error occurred during a VSS operation. ID 207 Details: No such interface supported (0x80004002) Recommended action: Retry the operation
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When running System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 and utilizing the DPM tape libraries capability for protection, it may be necessary to expire tape recovery points prior to “Expires On” date. Tapes which have unexpired data cannot
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It may become necessary to move the current SRT File Store to another location, for example, if space on the volume being used is running low, and the current data must be retained. In general, the steps are: 1. Using DPM 2007, backup the SRT RMFileStore
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Problem Description When trying to protect SQL Server 2005 SP2 (patch version 9.00.3042.00) that is installed on a Windows Server 2008 machine with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 you will not be able to enumerate the SQL databases for protection.
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After installing KB949779 which is the new DPM 2007 Feature Pack, you have the ability to enable to new tape based media capabilities. This provides improved flexibility for tape based backups in your DPM 2007 environment. Tape media sharing – so that
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