We’ve gathered together the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Microsoft System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (updated quarterly).

1. Solutions related to File server backup and restore:

• Troubleshooting Data Protection Issues
• System Protection Issues
• Troubleshooting Data Recovery Issues
• System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager Survival Guide
• DPM Server becomes unresponsive / hangs when protecting Storage Server SIS enabled volume
• Support Tip: Mounted volumes within mounted volumes cannot be backed up in DPM
• Optimizations in protecting SQL databases with high churn by DPM

2. Solutions related to DPM Console Crashes, Hangs, and Performance Solutions related to DPM Console crashes:

• Troubleshooting Performance Issues
• Troubleshooting General DPM Issues
• Resolving DPM Console Issues using Powershell and SQL manipulation
• The Data Protection Manager database grows and the console crashes after installing Update Rollup 3
• Troubleshooting System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager
• System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager Survival Guide

3. Solutions related to Setup, Installation, and Secondary DPM Server Protection (DR)

• System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager upgrade fails with ID: 4323 and "A member could not be added"
• Upgrade to DPM 2012 fails if you use a manually installed instance of SQL Server 2008 R2
• Troubleshooting DPM Installation Issues
• Troubleshooting Data Recovery Issues
• Issues that occur after you deploy System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager SP1
• DPM Certificate Troubleshooting–Part 1: General Troubleshooting

4. Solutions related to Exchange Server backup:

• Exchange Server Protection Issues
• Exchange Server Recovery Issues
• Restoring Exchange 2010 Mailbox Databases to RDB using System Center Data Protection Manager
• Exchange 2010 DAG Passive Node Visibility and the EnableVSSWriter Regkey in Data Protection Manager
• Secondary Protection and Exchange 2010 DAG Node Protection in System Center Data Protection Manager
• Troubleshooting Data Protection Issues
• System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager Survival Guide

5. Solutions related to SQL Server protection

• SQL 2012 AlwaysOn protection in Data Protection Manager fails with Internal error code 0x80990F75
• Support Tip: Optimized ILR feature of DPM 2012 for SharePoint recovery fails with clustered SQL server
• You receive "Unknown error (0x80040e37)" in System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 when you try to create recovery points for SQL Server or SharePoint databases
• Troubleshooting Data Protection Issues
• Protecting SQL Servers
• Managing Clustered SQL Servers
• Support Tip: After installing DPM 2012 R2 SQL prep on a remote SQL instance already used by shared DPM 2012 SP1 databases, scheduled jobs for those servers no longer run
• Update Rollup 3 for DPM 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available

Here are the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Windows Azure Web Sites (WAWS).

1. Solutions related to Getting Started with WAWS:

• Microsoft Virtual Academy Deep Dive Jump Start
• Windows Azure Web Sites Architecture

2. Solutions related to Configuring:

• Using Azure Traffic Manager with Azure Web Sites
• Transform Your Microsoft Azure Web Site
• Hybrid Connectivity: Connecting Azure Web Sites to LOB Apps Using PortBridge

3. Solutions related to Creating Web Sites:

• How to Create a Website
• Create and Deploy an ASP.NET Website with Web Matrix
• Create and Deploy a Website from the Gallery 
• Create a Secure ASP.NET MVC App with Membership, OAuth and SQL Database
• Create a Mobile-Friendly REST Service Using ASP.NET Web API and SQL Database
• Develop and Deploy with PowerShell
• Develop and Deploy with the Cross-Platform Command Line Interface
• Create a PHP Website
• Create a WordPress Website from the Gallery

4. Solutions related to Development:

• Using SignalR with Windows Azure Web Sites
• Making Multi-Language Azure Web Sites with PHP, Node.js, .NET and More
• Create a PHP-MySQL WAWS Site and Deploy Using Git
• Building a Node.js and MongoDB Web Service
• Best Practices for Drupal CMS on Azure Websites
• How to Run Enterprise Grade WordPress Sites on Azure Websites
• How to Run a Continuous WebJob as a Singleton

5. Solutions related to Deployment:

• Publishing with Git
• Deploy to Windows Azure Web Sites from Dropbox
• Publishing to WAWS from Any Git/hg Repository
• Staged Publishing in Windows Azure Web Sites
• Deploying an ASP.NET Application to WAWS Using Visual Studio
• Set Up Continuous Delivery with Visual Studio Online
• Publish from Source Control
• Deploying to WAWS with GitHub Using Kudu
• Using Deployment Hooks with WAWS

6. Solutions related to Troubleshooting Windows Azure Web Sites:

• Enable Logging on Your WAWS Site from Visual Studio
• Troubleshooting Windows Azure Web Sites in Visual Studio
• Getting Started with Azure, the Azure SDK and Visual Studio
• Kudu Debug Console
• Debugging a Node.js App Failure
• DaaS - Diagnostics as a Service for Azure Web Sites
• Troubleshooting PHP Performance in Microsoft Azure Web Sites with Xdebug
• Windows Azure Websites Online Tools You Should Know About

This is a collection of the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 (updated quarterly). Note that some content that applies to earlier versions of Windows Server is listed, because it can be also helpful with Windows Server 2012 issues.

1. Solutions related to remote access (DirectAccess):

• Remote Access (DirectAccess, Routing and Remote Access) Overview
• Recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server 2012 DirectAccess
• Update adds BPA rules for DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012
• Remote Access (DirectAccess) Troubleshooting

2. Solutions related to File Replication Technologies (FRS and DFSR):

• Where’s my file? Root cause analysis of FRS and DFSR data deletion
• Understanding DFSR debug logging (Part 14: A sharing violation due to a file locked upstream between two Windows Server 2008)
• Understanding DFSR debug logging (Part 17: Replication failing because of blocked RPC ports (uses debug severity 5))
• Common DFSR Configuration Mistakes and Oversights
• DFSR Event ID 2213 is logged on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012
• The performance of DFS Replication in Windows Server 2008 is slower than expected on a WAN connection, and no error message is logged in the DFS Replication log

3. Solutions related to Active Directory replication:

• Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication Problems
• Replication error 1256 The remote system is not available
• Replication error 1396 Logon Failure The target account name is incorrect
• Replication error 1722 The RPC server is unavailable
• Replication error 1753 There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper
• Replication error -2146893022 The target principal name is incorrect
• Replication error 8451 The replication operation encountered a database error
• Replication error 8453 Replication access was denied
• Replication error 8524 The DSA operation is unable to proceed because of a DNS lookup failure
• Replication error 8614 The Active Directory cannot replicate with this server because the time since the last replication with this server has exceeded the tombstone lifetime

4. Solutions related to DCPromo and the installation of domain controllers:

• DCPROMO fails with error "Access is denied" if the user performing the promotion is not granted the "trusted for delegation" user right
• How to remove data in Active Directory after an unsuccessful domain controller demotion
• How to troubleshoot an "Internal error" error message during the replication phase of dcpromo
• Upgrade Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2012

5. Solutions related to Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) licensing:

• Windows Server 2008 RDS and Windows Server 2008 TS CAL Compatibility
• Removing Terminal Server licenses from an RDP client
• Troubleshooting Remote Desktop Licensing Issues

6. Solutions related to Bugchecks, Stop errors, and unexpected restarts:

• Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 update rollup: January 2014
• "0x00000139" Stop error on a Windows Server 2012-based computer that has many TCP connections
• Stop error when you defragment a Bitlocker-encrypted drive on a Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012-based computer
• Windows Kernel event ID 41 error "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first" in Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2
• "0x000000D1" Stop error when you open the MPIO snap-in on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012
• "0x0000007f" Stop error when you move the mouse pointer over nested windows in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
• "0x000000D1" Stop error on a virtual machine in Windows Server 2012
• "0x0000004E" Stop error when shadow copying fails on a computer that is running Windows Server 2012
• "Stop 0x00000149" when you restore backup files in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
• Windows does not create a memory dump file when a Stop error occurs in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
• Save Support Dollars by Checking Your Memory Dump before Calling Support

7. Solutions related to DNS:

• Don't be afraid of DNS Scavenging. Just be patient.
• Optimizing your network to keep your DNS squeaky clean
• The size of the Active Directory increases rapidly on a Windows Server 2003-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based domain controller that hosts the DNS Server role
• Some DNS name queries are unsuccessful after you deploy a Windows-based DNS server
• No records in the secondary DNS zone and DNS error 6527
• A DNS Update is recorded as failed: Event ID 5774, 1196, or 1578

8. Solutions related to Sysvol access or replication issues:

• DFSR Event ID 2213 is logged on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012
• How to force an authoritative and non-authoritative synchronization for DFSR-replicated SYSVOL (like "D4/D2" for FRS)
• What's New in Group Policy in Windows Server 2012
• Group Policy Management Console
• Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows and Windows Server

9. Solutions related to Windows Volume Activation:

• Volume-licensed copy of Windows 8 prompts for activation unexpectedly
• Windows activation fails and may generate error code 0x8004FE33
• Installing Volume Activation Services Role in Windows Server 2012 to setup a KMS Host
• Active Directory-Based Activation vs. Key Management Services
• Converting KMS Clients to MAK Activation
• How to troubleshoot the Key Management Service (KMS)
• Volume Activation Troubleshooting
• Appendix A: KMS Client Setup Keys
• Configuring KMS Clients
• Update adds support for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 clients to Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 KMS hosts
• Error 0x8007232b or 0x8007007B occurs when you try to activate Windows

10. Solutions related to Clustering issues – General:

• Validate Hardware for a Failover Cluster
• Recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server 2012-based failover clusters
• Can't access a resource that is hosted on a Windows Server 2012-based failover cluster
• Clustered shared volumes go offline or the Cluster service stops during VM backup on a Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V host server
• Clustered virtual machine cannot access LUNs over a Synthetic Fibre Channel after you perform live migration on Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2-based Hyper-V hosts
• Virtual Machine goes to Resync-required state after live migration
• The Microsoft support policy for Windows Server 2012 failover clusters

These are the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using IIS (updated quarterly).

1. Solutions related to performance:

• Troubleshooting performance issues
• Managing Performance Settings
• Using Debug Diagnostic Tool v2.0 to troubleshoot IIS problems

2. Solutions related to runtime errors and exceptions, including HTTP 400 and 50x errors:

• Diagnosing HTTP Errors
• Using Failed Request Tracing
• The HTTP status code in IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, and IIS 8.0
• Error logging in HTTP APIs

3. Solutions related to process termination (crash):

• Using Debug Diagnostic Tool v2.0 to troubleshoot IIS problems
• How to use the Debug Diagnostics tool to troubleshoot an IIS process that stops unexpectedly
• How to Use the Debug Diagnostic Tool v1.1 (DebugDiag) to Debug User Mode Processes

4. Solutions related to Windows authentication:

• IIS 7+ Kerberos authentication failure: KRB_AP_ERR_MODIFIED
• IIS logging for Windows Integrated authentication

5. Solutions related to high CPU usage:

• Troubleshooting performance issues
• Managing performance settings
• Using Debug Diagnostic Tool v2.0 to troubleshoot IIS problems

6. Solutions related to SSL and SSL Server certificates:

• Troubleshooting SSL related issues (Server Certificate)
• Configuring Security

7. Solutions related to applications:

• Running Classic ASP Applications on IIS 7 and IIS 8

8. Solutions related to URL rewrite rules:

• URL Rewrite Module

9. Solutions related to application pool identity:

• Application Pool Identities

10. Solutions related to high memory usage:

• Troubleshooting performance issues
• Using Debug Diagnostic Tool v2.0 to troubleshoot IIS problems
• Managing performance settings
• How to use the Debug Diagnostics tool to troubleshoot a process that has stopped responding in IIS

Here are the top Microsoft Support solutions for issues related to System Center Endpoint Protection.

1. Solutions related to Client problems:

• Using the MscSupport tool to collect data for troubleshooting
• Endpoint Protection Client Help
• Administrator Workflow for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Survival Guide
• Troubleshooting Forefront Endpoint Protection

2. Solutions related to Client deployment through Configuration Manager:

• Operating System Deployment and Endpoint Protection Client Installation
• How to Configure Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• How to Configure Alerts for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• Endpoint Protection Client Help
• How to Configure Definition Updates for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• How to Provision the Endpoint Protection Client in a Disk Image in Configuration Manager
• Administrator Workflow for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Survival Guide
• Troubleshooting Forefront Endpoint Protection

3. Solutions related to malware is not cleaned, detected, or quarantined:

• Endpoint Protection Client Help
• Troubleshooting Forefront Endpoint Protection
• System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Survival Guide

4. Solutions related to Client deployment:

• Operating System Deployment and Endpoint Protection Client Installation
• Where is the Documentation for System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection?
• System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection migration experience
• Setup Switches
• Deploying the Client Software by Using the Command Prompt
• Technical Reference for Log Files in Configuration Manager
• System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Survival Guide
• Administrator Workflow for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• System Center Endpoint Protection
• Troubleshooting Forefront Endpoint Protection
• Endpoint Protection Client Help

5. Solutions related to definition deployment:

• Endpoint Protection Client Help
• System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Survival Guide