Documentation Changes

Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

DPM Help and the DPM Management Pack Guide are updated for DPM 2007. The organization of other documentation has changed for DPM 2007, as shown in the following table.

Changes to Documentation for DPM 2006 and DPM 2007

DPM 2006 Documentation DPM 2007 Documentation

DPM Planning and Deployment Guide: Provides an introduction to DPM, specifies requirements and recommendations for preparing the deployment environment, and offers strategies for setting up data protection. The guide also provides step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring DPM, and it includes an introduction to the DPM user interface.

DPM Planning Guide: Explains the features of DPM 2007 and how DPM works. The guide also provides the information you need to plan your DPM deployment, including protection group and DPM server configuration.

DPM Deployment Guide: Provides step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring DPM, and it includes an introduction to the DPM user interface.

DPM Operations Guide: Provides recommendations for monitoring and managing DPM operations on DPM servers and on the protected file server. The guide also provides instructions for troubleshooting problems with data protection and recovery.

DPM Operations Guide: Provides recommendations for monitoring and managing DPM servers, tape libraries, protected file servers and workstations, and protected servers running SQL Server, Exchange Server, and Windows SharePoint Services. The guide also provides instructions for disaster recovery.

DPM Troubleshooting Guide: Provides instructions for troubleshooting problems with data protection and recovery.

No equivalent

DPM Upgrade Guide: Provides information about the new and changed features and functionality in DPM 2007 for users of DPM 2006. Includes instructions for migrating protected data from DPM 2006 to DPM 2007.

No equivalent

DPM Getting Started: Provides a quick-start guide for using DPM 2007, including a product overview, an information roadmap, and instructions for installing and configuring DPM 2007.