Working with replicas
Published : April 8, 2005 | Updated : August 17, 2005
In Data Protection Manager (DPM), a replica is a full copy of the protected data on a single volume. A replica contains all of the volume’s properties, including local shadow copy settings, security settings, and sharing. When a protection group is created, a replica is created for each protected volume in the protection group.
As you monitor your data protection activities, you may need to modify synchronization frequency to better accommodate your data change activity, ensure that your replicas are consistent with their data sources, and delete replicas that are no longer needed. Having a replica that represents your live data provides the foundation for being able to both protect your data and recover your data.
In the Protection task area, you can manually synchronize a replica, modify the synchronization schedule, and delete replicas that are no longer needed.