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Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010

By : Steve Buchanan (MVP)
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Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010

By: Steve Buchanan (MVP)

Overview of this book

<p>Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 is a backup and recovery solution that provides continuous data protection of the Windows environment and file servers to seamlessly integrated disk, tape, and cloud storage.</p> <p>This practical, step-by-step tutorial will show you how to effectively back up your business data using Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010 and how to plan, deploy, install, configure, and troubleshoot Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010 as a standalone product. The book focuses on Microsoft best practices as well as the author's own real-world experience with Data Protection Manager.</p> <p>The book starts by providing an overview of DPM and the relevant planning that is required for your backup needs, before moving on to installing DPM. Then it dives deep into topics such as DPM Administrator console and Task Areas, configuring DPM to function, configuring DPM backup on servers, backing up critical applications, recovery options, and DPM offsite backup and recovery, amongst others.</p>
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Configuring DPM backup on clients


DPM 2010 has improved the client backup management and experience. Client back up consists of backing up desktops and laptops. The backup has even been improved for remote clients that are not connected to the network very often. As a DPM administrator you can configure the client and control what is backed up. You also have the option of letting the end-users control their own backup.

The DPM client utilizes the Previous Versions feature that is seen in Windows Vista and Windows 7. DPM creates a local copy of protected data and a remote copy on the DPM server. DPM can protect client computers that are either 32 or 64 bit. The following are the operating systems that are supported by DPM:

  • Windows XP SP2 or later

  • Windows Vista

  • Windows 7

Configuring End-user Recovery

The first step is to make sure End-user Recovery is enabled. To check mark this in the DPM Administrator Console go to the Action menu and select Options. A check should be in the box next to Enable...