Data Protection Manger 2007 relies almost completely on a Consistency Check completing; hereafter referred to as a CC . What is a CC? A CC is a method in which DPM determines that a protected dataset is consistent with the Replica data set. A CC is broken...

  951557 (article not yet published) Description of the Data Protection Manager 2007 hotfix rollup 3 Issues Resolved -  Recovery of SSL Sites does not work -  Consistency Check on compressed volume results in full Initial Replication - ...

Have you seen the new Microsoft Update Catalog? Check it out! It gives you the ability to download as many updates as you need for various operating systems in a matter of minutes (or as fast as your download speed will allow). http://catalog.update.microsoft...

This blog entry covers a issue that some customers have encountered with the release of SP3 for Windows XP. The service pack supports the use of the /integrate command to integrate(or also called slipstream) SP3 into a Windows XP flat. It is supported...

The DPM agent is a DCOM application - it cannot function correctly without proper DCOM configuration. This section covers the necessary configuration checks to make sure that DCOM is configured correctly. Non-Clustered Member Servers: As a rule, DCOM...

The following is a comprehensive list of operating systems that are supported as protected machines and/or meet the requirements to run System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007. Important:  DPM supports 32-bit and x64-bit operating systems...

Note:  This is the second of a three part series for troubleshooting the DPM RA (Data Protection Manager Remote Agent).  Please check out the earlier blog, and the next (all start with the same title). Network security protocols between the...

Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager (DPM) version 2007 must have an agent installed on any server or workstation that it is going to protect. The installation of the DPM agent requires contact with many different components both locally and across the...

Introduction Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 is a key member of the Microsoft System Center family of management products.  DPM is the new standard for Windows backup and recovery, delivering seamless data protection for...

1.         Under no circumstance should any other resource be created in the Cluster Group other than the default ones which are Quorum, Cluster IP Address and Cluster Network Name. (ref: KB 168948 )  If MS...

For those people that were unaware, the Windows group released a Product Activation Announcement regarding the changes and impacts to Windows Server 2008 method of activation.  Since Windows Server 2008 uses the same activation method as Windows...

Hello my name is Nitin Mishra and I am working with Platforms Core Team in Product Support Group. This article discusses an issue with latest Broadcom NC Series VBD drivers coming with DL360 G5 and DL380 G5, which prevent the Network Settings, provided...

It can be very frustrating getting a client machine to boot to ADS if things don't run perfectly and you aren't familiar with any of the troubleshooting methods.  I thought it would be a good idea to go over some of the more common causes of PXE...

Running a bit behind this week, but still getting our new articles posted. We have some interesting new Cluster articles coming out. I think they are worth looking over. Enjoy. KB Title 948874 Detection and deployment...

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Here are the weeks KB articles for our team. I also have added some that aren't directly related, but still interesting all the same. KB Title 941642 The pen may send a double-click message on some Windows Vista-based...

Here are the weeks KB articles for our team. I also have added some that aren't directly related, but still interesting all the same. KB Title 947682 The DPM protection agent service cannot start in System Center...

The most popular question everyone asks themselves before calling Microsoft Customer Service and Support (CSS) for assistance in determining a Root Cause Analysis be done. Why did the resources failover to the other node? Some times a Root...

Here are the new KB articles that are specific to our team. I would like to try to share these as they accumulate. Thanks. KB Title 947248 You cannot access the contents of a virtual CD-ROM drive in a Windows Vista...

What is IRPStackSize? IRPStackSize stands for I/O Request Packets (IRPs) Stack Size. The count of IRP stack locations used by default for AFD (Ancillary function driver). Specifies how many stack locations the Server service (srv.sys) establishes for...

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10. Improved maintenance mode for disk resources. Need to take a snapshot of a disk or run chkdsk? Now the cluster will allow you to keep the resource online but unavailable for client use. What this means? No more downtime or reboots to do disk maintenance...

While we try to provide you with information we feel is valuable, it is impossible for us to cover everything. So we wanted to share a list of some of the other blogs that we read on a daily basis. Data Protection Manager specific blog Blogs from our...

Here is a listing of the public content currently available on the Microsoft site for Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering. Of particular note is the new troubleshooting information which contains a listing of common error messages you may run into...

Both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 include the System File Checker (SFC) tool. Previous operating systems included this tool also. This discussion is specific to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. If you would like more information on previous...