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Update Rollup 6 for System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager Service Pack 1...
System Center 2012 SP1 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 SP1) Update Rollup 6 is now available. For all the details regarding the issues that are fixed as well as download and installation...
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Backing up of replica VMs using DPM
Ever since Hyper-V replication technology introduced in Windows 2012, many customers showed interest in leveraging DPM for backing up replica VMs instead of primary VMs. By backing up replica VMs,...
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Backup and DR sessions at TechEd North America 2014
This year TechEd North America is scheduled between 12 May and 15 May, at Houston. We have multiple sessions lined up that covers Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions from Microsoft. We also have...
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HOTFIX: Update Rollup 2 for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager has...
NOTE: If you’re having trouble with the download link in the article, you can also find the update using this search link: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=2963543.=====This...
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Details on protecting Windows Server 2003 computers using Data Protection...
~ Michael JacquetHello, Mike Jacquet here. I wanted to take a minute to detail how System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 R2) Update Rollup 2 (UR2) re-adds support for Windows 2003...
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KB: System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager agent installation fails with...
Here’s some information on a new KB article we recently published. The issue is that when you install the Microsoft System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012) agent on a destination...
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KB: "Error ID: 470" when you run the dpmsync -restoredb command in Data...
When you use the Dpmsync.exe utility to restore a Microsoft System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012) database, the restore operation fails and you receive the following error message:...
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Update Rollup 7 for System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager SP1 is now...
Update Rollup 7 for System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager SP1 has been released and is now available for download. Details regarding the issues fixed in this update rollup as well as download and...
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Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager is now...
Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager has been released and is now available for download. Details regarding the issues fixed in this update rollup as well as download and...
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Hyper-V backup at Private Cloud scale
Update Rollup 3 (UR3) for DPM 2012 R2 brings key enhancements for VM backups that will ensure guaranteed backup SLAs and make backups much more efficient at scale for a virtualized deployment. The...
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Introducing Long Term Retention for DPM Azure cloud backups
We are pleased to announce the availability of long term retention for Azure cloud backups in Update Rollup 3 (UR3) for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager and the latest release of Microsoft...
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HOTFIX: A backup to Azure Backup fails if the data source is larger than 850 GB
When you use Azure Backup to back up your data, the backup fails if the data source is larger than 850 gigabytes (GB). A typical data source in such a case is a volume, a Hyper-V virtual machine or a...
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Azure IaaS workload protection using Data Protection Manager
System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) is an established backup product for protecting Microsoft on-premise workloads. As our customers move some or all of their infrastructure to Azure, a key ask...
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How to protect your Data Protection Manager SQL database
~ Mike JacquetHello, Mike Jacquet here, and today I’d like to discuss several options to help you adequately protect the DPM SQL database in the event of physical or logical corruption, DPM/SQL Server...
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Support Tip: Server Manager alert for the VSSNullProvider service after...
~ Andy Nadarewistsch and Wilson SouzaHi everyone, Andy and Wilson here. Recently we noticed an issue affecting some customers after installing System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager Update...
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New update available for Azure Backup for Microsoft Azure Recovery Services...
Today we released an article describing an update for the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent that is used both by Microsoft Azure Backup and the Microsoft Azure Site Recovery service to transport...
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FAQ - Azure IaaS workload protection using Data Protection Manager
Last week we announced the support for System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) running in an Azure IaaS VM, for protecting workloads in Azure. The overwhelming positive response has been...
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Considerations when applying Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 R2 Data...
~ Dwayne JacksonHello, Dwayne Jackson II here. I wanted to take a minute today to detail a quick point to consider after applying Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 R2) Update Rollup 3 (UR3) when...
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Support Tip: DPM 2012 R2 UR3 agent install fails with error 0x80070643
Hi folks, Chris Butcher here. I was recently working on some issues with the installation of our System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager Update Rollup 3 agents on Windows Server 2003 computers,...
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DPM 2012 Support Tip: Fixing the error “An unexpected error caused a failure...
Howdy System Center Data Protection Manager followers, Chris Butcher here again. I recently came across an issue I thought was interesting but also thought was something that may be discoverable and...
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