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Backup of DPM Servers

You should protect the following components of a DPM server:

• The DPM database, which is required for DPM recovery.

• Replicas. Note that replicas are not required if the data sources are protected on tape,

because tapes can be used to recover the data to the protected computers and to create

initial replicas on a rebuilt DPM server.

• The \Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\Config folder. This folder is required to protect the

tape drive remapping file, DPMLA.xml.

A DPM server can protect its own database to tape. You can back up the recommended

components of a DPM server by using a secondary DPM server or by using non-Microsoft

software.

In This Section

Backing Up DPM by Using a Secondary DPM Server

Backing Up DPM Databases to Tape

Backing Up DPM by Using Third-Party Software

See Also

Backup for Bare Metal Recovery

Recovering DPM Servers

Backing Up DPM by Using a Secondary DPM Server

A DPM server can back up other DPM servers. A DPM server that protects data sources directly

is called the primary DPM server. A DPM server that protects other DPM servers is called

the secondary DPM server. The secondary DPM server can protect both the databases and the

replicas on the primary DPM server. A DPM server can provide both secondary protection for

another DPM server and primary protection for data sources.

The following illustration shows a sample topology using a primary DPM server and a secondary

DPM server. In the illustration, the primary DPM server protects volumes C and D of the file

server. The secondary DPM server protects the database of the primary DPM server, and also

protects the replicas of volumes C and D of the file server.

Sample topology for backing up DPM

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