On October 17 th at Storage Networking World, Ted Kummert, Microsoft Corporate VP for Data and Storage Platforms announced the release to manufacturing of System Center Data Protection Manager 2007. With the RTM, we are now counting down the days until...

The DPM website has been updated ( www.microsoft.com/DPM ) - with new information on the upcoming release of DPM 2007, pricing/licensing details, and best of all - new downloads. As some of you may have heard from our recent demonstration at SQL PASS...

In DPM, Jobs are objects that encapsulate the notion of a (typically) long running operation. Unfortunately though DPM v2 does not have cmdlets to directly monitor jobs, still a large number of cmdlets output jobs and it is useful to be able to interact...

This script copies the latest recovery point of the specified SQL databases to the destination folder on a production server. Save this script as a .ps1 file and run it. Usage and examples of scripts can be found by calling them with ‘-?’ or ‘-help’ from...

This script restores the latest recovery point of the specified SQL databases. Save this script as a .ps1 file and run it. Usage and examples of scripts can be found by calling them with ‘-?’ or ‘-help’ from inside DPM Management Shell. ----------...

This script runs a consistency check job on all the protected datasources that are in the invalid state and tracks the set of jobs while giving progress on the screen. Save this script as a .ps1 file and run it. Usage and examples of scripts can be found...

The following script runs detailed inventory on all unknown tapes in all the libraries attached to the specified DPM server. Save this script as a .ps1 file and run it. Usage and examples of scripts can be found by calling them with ‘-?’ or ‘-help’ from...

This script allows a user to mark any tape as free so that it is available for protection by DPM. Tapes which have unexpired data cannot be marked as free from the GUI but sometimes (esp. while testing) users need to override this behaviour. Save this...

This entry probably should have been a cross-posted ... but please check out my individual blog's latest post on how the DPM 2006 and DPM 2007 drivers work. Also included is a 10 minute streaming video on how DPM 2007 uses VSS, as well as the native...

Configuring Tape Libraries (Continued from previous post) Last week’s DPM snip covered basic configuration of tape libraries and also mentioned if drives from a tape library are listed as stand-alone tape drives, or if a stand-alone tape drive displays...

Configuring DPM V2 Beta 2 To start protecting data after you install Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager V2 Beta 2 (DPM), you must perform a series of required configuration tasks. You can also configure optional DPM features at this time...

Installing DPM V2 Beta 2 A Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM) installation involves installing the DPM prerequisite software and the DPM application. The DPM Setup Wizard guides you through the process of specifying the DPM...

DPM V2 Beta 2 Installation Requirements A Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager V2 Beta 2 (DPM) installation involves installing the DPM prerequisite software and the DPM application. The DPM Setup Wizard guides you through the process of...

Features of DPM It is essential to a business or organization that its data is protected, and System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM) is an effective solution for providing that protection. By using DPM in your organization, you get the following...

How cool would it be, if we could schedule a nightly task that automatically grows your replica and shadow copy storage volume sizes, and in turn help the protection SLA to be good for the rest of the week! The script below does exactly the same...

What is Data Protection Manager v2? Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager V2 Beta 2 (DPM) is a server software application that enables disk-based and tape-based data protection and recovery for file server data and for application server...

Installing the DPM protection agent in your environment can be a challenging task if you have a large number of computers to backup. This may be made harder by security lockdowns, firewalls or other configurations in your environment. Given the challenges...

Welcome to the DPM CLI world. The CLI is based upon the latest Powershell technology from Microsoft, and gives the user a powerful scripting and CLI experience in a .Net environment. Feel free to browse through the Powershell pages, blogs etc. for great...

Going forward, we would be adding DPM Powershell Scripts, extra documentation for the CLI etc. in this space. These scripts would run in DPM v2 Beta2 and beyond. Watch out for this space... - Balaji Hariharan

Important docs: You may download the following important Beta 2 documents from Connect downloads ( https://connect.microsoft.com/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?SiteID=205&DownloadID=6599 ): · Getting Started Guide · Planning Guide · Operations...

The wait is over....DPM v2 Beta2 is live... System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Beta 2 is now available for download! DPM 2007 Beta 2 is designed to provide a best-of-breed protection and the most robust, reliable recovery experience for...

This posting is to remind you that you still have an opportunity to provide Feedback to the DPM v2 Beta Team by filling out our beta1 feature survey at https://connect.microsoft.com/Survey/Survey.aspx?SurveyID=3154&SiteID=205 . Please keep the feedback...

A New KB article for DPM 2006 SP1 is now available. KB922510 discusses how to resolve error 2043 in the newest Service Pack. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=922510 Regards, Jon Jentzsch

Join us for this webcast on SQL Protection and Recovery. In this webcast, we will focus on how DPM 2006 and DPM v2 can provide continuous data protection for Microsoft SQL Server. Currently, DPM 2006 protects Microsoft SQL Server logs for reliable backup;...

Building on the focus of Data Protection Manager 2006 for disk-to-disk protection of file servers, Service Pack 1 (SP1) broadens the protection capabilities with support for protecting file server clusters, support for SIS (single-instance storage) enabled...