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The DPM System Recovery Tool (SRT) is software provided with DPM to facilitate bare metal recovery for the DPM server and the computers that DPM protects. Bare metal recovery is a feature that helps you recover a system that will not start. DPM SRT backs up the system volume and master boot record by copying the entire volume and using VSS writers to ensure all applications are in a consistent state for the copy.
Do you need bare metal recovery backup?
The decision to add protection for bare metal recovery by using DPM SRT depends on your business needs. Your backup needs may be met adequately by disk-based and tape-based protection using DPM and a secondary DPM server. Application servers and file servers can be restored by installing the operating system and necessary applications, and then recovering the data from DPM recovery points. A DPM server can be restored by installing the operating system and necessary applications, and then recovering the DPM database from tape or the secondary DPM server.
Using DPM SRT to back up selected servers requires additional storage space. However, DPM SRT provides the ability to repair or roll back unstable systems, including unbootable systems. DPM SRT can back up a drive's master boot code, partition table, partition information, volume information, and the Logical Disk Management Database, allowing you to rebuild physically damaged or corrupted system drives.
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