Upgrading to System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager

System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) supports an upgrade from System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 with QFE4 (KB2615782) installed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 64-bit operating system.

Before you begin the upgrade of DPM 2010, note the following requirements and recommendations:

• Install the latest hotfixes for DPM 2010. For the latest updates and hotfixes for DPM, see Downloads for System Center Data Protection Manager.
  
  
• Ensure that DPM 2010 is installed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 64-bit operating system.
  
  
• Ensure that the hard disk on which DPM 2010 is installed has at least 4.5 gigabytes (GB) of free disk space.
  
  
• We strongly recommend that you back up the DPM 2010 database and save the backup file in a secure location.
  
  
• If you are sharing a tape library, you must stop sharing it. You can enable tape library sharing after installing DPM successfully. For more information, see Removing library sharing
  
  
• If you are using a remote instance of SQL Server, we recommend install a new instance of SQL Server 2008 R2, Standard or Enterprise Edition. For step-by-step instructions for installing a remote instance of SQL Server, see Installing a Remote Instance of SQL Server 2008.
  
  

Before you begin the upgrade of DPM 2010, note the following additional considerations:

• After you upgrade DPM 2010, you must upgrade agents on protected computers for protection to continue. For more information, see Post-upgrade steps.
  
  
• The protected computer should be running Windows Server 2003 SP2 or later.
  
  
• If a protected computer is running Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, you should download and install the following hotfix, An application or service that uses a file system filter driver may experience function failure on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008.
  
  

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