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KB: "The system cannot find the file specified" error when you use Data...
When you run the C:>DpmSync.exe –restoredb –dbloc command line to restore the DPMDB.bak file, the operation fails with the following error:Unhandled Exception:...
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Support Tip: Consistency Check fails with “DPM encountered a retryable VSS...
Hi everyone, Dwayne Jackson here with another tip for you in case you ever run into an issue where a consistency check in System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 or DPM 2012 R2) fails for...
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DPMDB Maintenance Part 1: Database consistency check and your DPMDB
~ Chris Butcher| Senior Support Escalation EngineerHi folks, Chris Butcher here again with another DPM blog entry for you. I’ve had a few questions recently about upkeep on the DPM database, and while...
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DPMDB Maintenance Part 2: Identifying and dealing with fragmentation in your...
~ Chris Butcher| Senior Support Escalation Engineer Hi folks, it’s Chris Butcher again with part 2 in my series of posts on DPMDB maintenance. This installment covers identifying and dealing with...
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TCO reduction with the Azure Backup pricing in DPM deployments
Azure Backup has announced a new pricing model for data being backed-up to Azure. This new model is based on the number of machines that are being backed-up, and is measured and reported in the monthly...
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DPMDB Maintenance Part 3: Dealing with a large DPMDB
~ Chris Butcher| Senior Support Escalation Engineer Hi everyone, Chris Butcher here again with part 3 in my series of posts on DPMDB maintenance. This article addresses DPMDB size and the possibility...
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New update for Azure Backup to enable Protected Instances pricing
When you use Microsoft Azure Backup to back up data, the size of the primary data source is currently not sent to the service. The new Protected Instances pricing model needs this information for...
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Key takeaways: DPM Protection of Microsoft Workloads to Azure
All Microsoft workloads that can be protected by Data Protection Manager (DPM) on disk or tape can also be protected to Azure Backup. At a high level, table below describes granularity at which DPM can...
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Considerations when applying Update Rollup 5 for System Center 2012 R2 Data...
Hello, Dwayne Jackson and Andy Nadarewistsch here. We wanted to take a minute today to detail a quick point to consider after applying Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 R2) Update Rollup 5 (UR5)....
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Announcing Centralized and Customizable backup reports using Data Protection...
This blog post explains how DPM reports have been enhanced with Update Rollup 5. Till Update Rollup 4, we shipped six standard reports inbox with DPM which were useful for auditing and monitoring basic...
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OpsMgr Management Pack for Data Protection Manager 2012 R2 Reporting,...
Just a quick note to let you know that the Data Protection Manager 2012 R2 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager has been released.You can find more details about the reporting features...
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How to configure SharePoint protection in Data Protection Manager and...
~ Chris Butcher| Senior Support Escalation EngineerHi folks, Chris Butcher here again with another DPM blog series for you. We get quite a few calls regarding SharePoint protection in System Center...
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Backing up SharePoint with Data Protection Manager and troubleshooting...
~ Chris Butcher| Senior Support Escalation EngineerHi folks, Chris Butcher here again with part 2 in our series on protecting SharePoint with System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager. In part 1 we...
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Restoring SharePoint with Data Protection Manager
~ Chris Butcher| Senior Support Escalation EngineerHi folks, Chris Butcher here again with the final part in my series on protecting SharePoint with System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager. In part...
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Support Tip: DPM System State Protection Fails with error ID: 30229
~ Dwayne Jackson | Senior Support Escalation EngineerHi Everyone, Dwayne Jackson here with a quick tip in case you ever run into an issue where System State Protection fails for System Center 2012 Data...
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Support Tip: Establishing SQL Server Instance Auto Protection on a Secondary...
~ Dwayne Jackson | Senior Support Escalation EngineerHi Everyone, Dwayne Jackson here again with a quick tip for you in case you ever run into an issue where SQL Server instance auto-protection for...
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KB: You can't delete a recovery checkpoint for a virtual machine in Data...
After Data Protection Manager (DPM) backup fails, you are unable to delete broken recovery checkpoints for a virtual machine that was created by Hyper-V. When you try to do this, you discover that...
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An in-depth look at the Registry settings that control Microsoft DPM 2012
~ Mike Jacquet | Senior Support Escalation EngineerHello everyone, Mike Jacquet here from the DPM support team at Microsoft. I would like to share some registry settings that you may not be aware of...
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Free ebook: Microsoft System Center Data Protection for the Hybrid Cloud
Microsoft is happy to announce the release of their newest free ebook, Microsoft System Center Data Protection for the Hybrid Cloud (ISBN 9780735695832), by Shreesh Dubey, Vijay Tandra Sistla, Shivam...
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Update Rollup 7 for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager is now...
We are happy to announce that Update Rollup 7 (UR7) for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager is now available for download. Please see the following Knowledge Base article for...
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