Configuring Backups for Bare Metal Recovery
Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
You can use DPM System Recovery Tool (SRT) to back up DPM servers, file and application servers, and workstations for bare metal recovery.
To configure backups for bare metal recovery of a server, you create a Recovery Point Schedule. The Recovery Point Schedule specifies the computers to be backed up, the dates and times for the backup, and the Recovery Set, which is the definition of the volume entries to include in the Recovery Point.
DPM System Recovery Tool defines two Recovery Sets:
System Volumes. This set protects system files, system settings, and boot files.
Disk Layout. This set protects disk information, including master boot code, partition table, partition, and volume information.
You can create custom Recovery Sets in DPM SRT.
The DPM SRT agent must be installed on each computer that is backed up by DPM SRT. You can configure automatic installation of the agent when you create the Recovery Point Schedule, or you can install the agent manually.
Custom Recovery Set for Front-End Web Server
To back up a front-end Web server for a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services farm, we recommend that you select the system volumes and disk layout Recovery Sets, and create a custom Recovery Set that protects the following data:
Virtual directories that are not on the system volume
The registry
The Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase
Windows SharePoint Services installation files if they are not on the system volume