Backup Tools Included in DPM

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Published : September 27, 2005

DPM includes several command-line tools to help back up and restore DPM data. The type of backup software that you use determines which DPM tools you use.

Table 5.2 summarizes which DPM command-line tools to use with each type of backup software.

Table 5.2   Backup software and DPM backup tools

With this backup software type

Use

Backup software that supports DPM

DpmSync to restore and synchronize databases and reallocate replicas.

Backup software that supports VSS

DpmSync to restore and synchronize databases and reallocate replicas.

FsPathMerge to delete extraneous path information from each restored replica.

Backup software that does not support VSS

DpmBackup to prepare files and databases for backup.

DpmSync to restore and synchronize databases and reallocate replicas.

FsPathMerge to delete extraneous path information from each restored replica.

DpmPathMerge to delete extraneous path information from replica folders on the DPM server.