Backup of Enterprise data made easier with System Center Data Protection Manager
System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2012 R2 UR9 went live on 26th Jan, 2016. In the previous release, we focused on stability – in this release, we have added a slew of features to optimize...
View ArticleSystem Center Data Protection Manager 2006 End of Support
Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 has reached its end of support date. If you are using this version, please upgrade to a newer version before April 12, 2016 to ensure...
View ArticleDPM 2012 R2 UR7 re-released
We had an issue with DPM 2012 R2 UR7 that was released on July 28th, 2015. After installing UR7, expired recovery points on the disk were not getting cleaned up, causing an increase in DPM recovery...
View ArticleSystem Center Data Protection Manager 2006 End of Support
Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 has reached its end of support date. If you are using this version, please upgrade to a newer version before April 12, 2016 to ensure...
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A few tips and best practices for Microsoft Azure Backup
~ Rupanter Chhabra | Support Engineer | Microsoft Hi everyone, Rupanter Chhabra here again. In my last post I talked about Azure Backup portal and explained all of the options that we have there, and...
View ArticleTroubleshooting Azure VM Backup failures: “Snapshot VM sub task timed out” error
Here’s a quick tip for you in case you’re using Microsoft Azure Backup for infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and a scheduled VM backup fails with the following error message in the job error details...
View ArticleUpdate Rollup 10 for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager is now...
Update Rollup 10 for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 R2) is now available to download. Issues that are fixed in this update rollup If you try to exclude a page file...
View ArticleFour simple steps to backup VMware VMs using SC DPM
System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) is well recognized in the industry for protection of Microsoft workloads and environments. It protects key Microsoft workloads such as SQL, SharePoint and...
View ArticleAnnouncing VMware VM Backup using System Center Data Protection Manager
System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) is well recognized in the Industry for protection of Microsoft workloads and environments. It protects key Microsoft workloads such as SQL, SharePoint and...
View ArticleMicrosoft OMS + System Center product (including DPM and Azure Backup) meetup...
Would you like to participate in a discussion on IT Management? This is an opportunity for you to meet the Microsoft leadership team and influence the direction of the management products (OMS and...
View ArticleUpdate Rollup 1 for System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager is now available
Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2016 UR1) is now available. After you install this update, you can store backups by using Modern DPM Storage technology....
View ArticleSQL Server support for System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager
If you’re using Microsoft System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2016), we have a new KB article available that describes the Microsoft SQL Server version that can be used with it. For all the...
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Announcing SC 2016 DPM with Modern Backup Storage
System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) is well recognized in the Industry for protection of Microsoft workloads and environments. It protects key Microsoft workloads such as SQL, SharePoint...
View ArticleIntroducing DPM 2016 Modern Backup Storage
With System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager, we announced Modern Backup Storage (MBS), delivering 50% storage savings, 3x faster backups, and efficient backup storage utilization with Workload...
View ArticleThe October 2016 Azure Backup update for Microsoft Azure Recovery Services...
The October 2016 Azure Backup update for the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent is now available for download. The new features, improvements, and fixes for Azure Backup that are provided in the...
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Implementing Microsoft DPM host level protection of VMware VMs
Note: This post is also available as a downloadable PDF here. System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 R2) with Update Rollup 11 (UR11) or later adds support for protecting host level...
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SC 2016 DPM Capacity Planner
SC 2016 DPM announced Modern Backup Storage. This changes the way data is backed up and stored. Modern Backup Storage delivers 50% Storage Savings and 3x faster by leveraging latest Windows Server 2016...
View ArticleHow to use certificates to authenticate computers in workgroups or untrusted...
System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 R2) supports protection of computers in workgroups and untrusted domains using local accounts and NTLM, however in scenarios where an...
View ArticleSystem Center Data Protection Manager 2007 End of Support
Product support for Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 will reach its end of support date in 12 months. If you are using this version, please upgrade to a newer version before January...
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Support Tip: DPM recovery point or consistency check for a protected VMware...
~ Maanas Saran | Program Manager | Microsoft When DPM attempts to make a recovery point or run a consistency check for a protected VMware virtual machine (VM), the job can fail with a FileFaultFault...
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