How do I protect the DPM System Recovery Tool server with DPM server to be able to recover from a disaster scenario?

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Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

The easiest way to protect the DPM System Recovery Tool server is by using Data Protection Manager to protect the critical folders and databases using a single protection group.

To create the protection group

  1. Launch the DPM admin console on the DPM Server.

  2. From the DPM Administrator Console, in the Management task area, click Install to start adding the System Recovery Tool server to the unprotected server list (and installing a protection agent).

  3. Make sure the DPM agent has been installed and the status shows OK in the management pane.

  4. On the DPM System Recovery Tool server, edit %dpminstalldir%\DPM\Scripting\ScriptingConfig.xml to include the following XML:

    <DatasourceScriptConfig DataSourceName="<srtinstalldir drive letter>:">

    <PreBackupScript>”%srtinstalldir%\PrePostScript.cmd”</PreBackupScript>
    <PreBackupCommandLine>Pre</PreBackupCommandLine>
    <PostBackupScript>”%srtinstalldir%\PrePostScript.cmd”</PostBackupScript>
    <PostBackupCommandLine>Post</PostBackupCommandLine>
    <TimeOut>30</TimeOut>
    </DatasourceScriptConfig>

    Note the following:

    • In the XML code above, change %srtinstalldir% to the actual location where the DPM System Recovery Tool is installed.

    • The double quotes (“) around the values are required.

    • In the XML code above, change <srtinstalldir drive letter> to point to the drive on which DPM System Recovery Tool is installed. From the Protection pane of DPM Admin console, click Create protection group, and then follow the wizard until it lists out the various servers available for protection.

  5. On the Select group members screen, select and expand the contents of the server that was added to DPM in Step 1.

  6. Select the following folders:

    %SRTINSTALLDIR%\Backup

    %SRTINSTALLDIR%\RPStore

    %SRTINSTALLDIR%\Tasks

  7. Select the following SQL Server databases:

    SRT\SystemRecoveryTool

    SRT\RMFilestore

  8. On the Select short-term objectives screen, select an appropriate frequency for creating recovery points.

    Warning

    We recommend that you select a frequency that is as often as the DPM System Recovery Tool recovery point schedule, which is typically daily.

  9. Complete the creation of the protection group and perform the initial replication.

This method of protecting the DPM System Recovery Tool server will ensure the protection of all your recovery points on the server, and of the essential information needed to recreate the DPM System Recovery Tool server in case of a disaster.