Starting today, Monday 2/20/06 you will be able to see a new category in your WSUS synchronization options product dialog titled Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager.

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)is designed specifically for disk-based backup. DPM, the newest member of the Microsoft Windows Server System focuses on disk-based data protection and recovery. DPM installs on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 and protects servers running Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows Storage Server 2003 and Windows Storage Server R2 to deliver best-in-class data protection services.

Updates will be published and available for DPM via WSUS later this month.  In order for your WSUS servers to synch these updates from MU, the product category DPM must be checked as well as the "updates" classification in your synchronization option dialog.

DPM Product Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/dpm/evaluation/overview.aspx

For other Related Info

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/dpm

Thank you -

Bobbie Harder

WSUS, Program Manager