Run operating system tools on the DPM Server

 

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Data Protection Manager, System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager

The following table summarizes considerations for running operating system tools on the System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) server.

Windows Tool Considerations
Disk Cleanup: Use to remove temporary files, Internet cache files, and unnecessary program files. Disk Cleanup isn’t available for replica volumes and recovery points volumes in the DPM storage pool.
Disk Defragmenter: Use to analyze volumes for the amount of fragmentation and to defragment volumes. Don’t run Disk Defragmenter on disks that are members of the storage pool on the DPM server.
Chkdsk.exe: Use to check the file system and file system metadata for errors and to display a status report of its findings. Don’t run Chkdisk on DPM replica and recovery point volumes. Chkdsk causes the volumes to dismount, and if data is written to the replica volume while the recovery point volume is dismounted, it might cause a complete loss of recovery points.