Installation of Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) involves installing Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), and then using the DPM Setup wizard to install the DPM application and the DPM prerequisite software. This chapter specifies the system requirements for the DPM server, and provides instructions for installing DPM. The chapter also provides instructions for repairing and uninstalling DPM, and for troubleshooting issues that can arise during DPM installation.
Components of a DPM Installation
DPM Requirements
Network Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
DPM Server Role
Hardware Requirements
Installing Windows Server 2003
Installing DPM
Repairing DPM
Uninstalling DPM
Troubleshooting DPM
Manually Installing Prerequisite Software
Resolving Errors