Backup of DPM Servers

Updated: November 1, 2008

Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

You should protect the following components of a DPM server:

The DPM database, which is required for DPM recovery.
Replicas. Note that replicas are not required if the data sources are protected on tape, because tapes can be used to recover the data to the protected computers and to create initial replicas on a rebuilt DPM server.
The \Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\Config folder. This folder is required to protect the tape drive remapping file, DPMLA.xml.

A DPM server can protect its own database to tape. You can back up the recommended components of a DPM server by using a secondary DPM server or by using non-Microsoft software.

You cannot back up recovery points for data sources protected by the DPM server

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Backing Up DPM by Using a Secondary DPM Server

Backing Up DPM Databases to Tape

Backing Up DPM by Using Third-Party Software

If you are encrypting DPM tape based recovery points, you should also export and maintan a copy of the encryption certificate located in the Local Computer Certificate store under the DPMBACKUPSTORE.

See the following links:

How to Import Certificates into DPMBackupStore
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb808937.aspx

Manage certificates for your user account
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780916(WS.10).aspx

Alternatly, If the certificate was created and imported from a CA, make sure the originating CA and certificate is still available. The certificate is also backed up as part of systemstate backup, so maintain a remote copy of systemstate backup so you can recover shoukld you have a DPM server loss.

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