Appendix A: Quick Reference to DPM Tasks

Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2010

The following table matches administrative tasks with the object that you select to perform the task.

To perform this task	Select
Manually synchronize a replica Perform a manual consistency check on a replica Manually create a recovery point Remove a member from a protection group Delete a replica	The protected data source in the Protection task area
Modify the schedules for synchronization, express full backups, consistency checks, and recovery points Enable compression Add a member to a protection group View a list of tapes Stop protection of a group	The protection group in the Protection task area
Configure tape catalog retention	Either the protected computer or the protection group in the Protection task area
Modify disk allocation	Either the protected data source or the protection group in the Protection task area
Configure network bandwidth usage throttling Update, disable, enable, or uninstall a protection agent	The protected computer on the Agents tab in the Management task area
Lock or unlock the tape library door Rescan the tape library	The tape library or stand-alone tape drive on the Libraries tab in the Management task area
Clean a tape library drive	The tape drive on the Libraries tab in the Management task area
Run a fast or detailed inventory	Any tape library, stand-alone tape drive, drive, slot, or tape on the Libraries tab in the Management task area
Erase a tape Mark a tape as free Mark a tape as a cleaning tape View the contents of a tape	A tape on the Libraries tab in the Management task area

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