This recipe will cover how to restore a DPM server.
The most important component of a DPM server is the DPMDB database. It is very important that you have a clear and working strategy for how you provide reliable protection for it.
There are two critical facts that you must consider when restoring a DPM server:
The DPM disk pool is in a healthy state
You must have a good backup of the DPMDB
There are two scenarios:
Restoring the DPMDB from a secondary DPM server
Using the DPMSYNC executable
The first approach is quite straightforward. From the secondary DPM server, you simply choose to restore the primary DPM server DPMDB to its original location. When the job is done, you run the DPMSYNC executable with the –SYNC switch before you open the DPM console.
The second approach is to restore a dumped version of the DPMDB by using the DPMSYNC executable with the –RestoreDb switch. Remember to also run the DPMSYNC executable with the –SYNC switch before...