Sunday, March 23, 2008

DPM - Installing DPM Agent

Before you protect your data/application on certain server, like other backup application, you will need to install its client agent. In DPM 2007, you will need to install DPM 2007 client.

For mass deployment, you can either deploy using AD GPO, SCCM 2007, install using DPM 2007 console or install manually.

In the following video, we will share on how to install using DPM 2007 console.

Video: How to install DPM 2007 agent.
Desc: This video will show on how to install DPM 2007 agent using DPM 2007 console.

DPM 2007 - Adding disk

Guys,

After successfully installed DPM 2007, you will need to add disk to allow DPM to protect data to store.

You wont be able to use removable storage for this usage, however, you can use ISCSI, the new technology as its disk spool, additional hdd, or SAN of course.

After you installed the nessasary hardware, you will need to add the disk to DPM.

Below the video on how to add disk

Video : How to install disk to DPM 2007.
Desc: After adding disk hardware, you will need to add the disk to allow DPM to store its protected data.

DPM 2007 - Intro with Video

Guys,

Long time never post any articles here. Recently, prepared a training for Microsoft Malaysia's customer. Managed to come out some video about DPM 2007.

Why DPM 2007? Yes this is Microsoft version of backup. Simple answer, because this is developed by Microsoft and it works well with Microsoft products! Windows, Files and Folders, Applications like SQL, Exchange +++. We will share the top reasons why DPM 2007 in our next posts.

Attached some video to share with you guys. We are producing more video. Come back to this blog for more stuff.

Video 1: Installing DPM 2007.
Desc: You will see the steps to install DPM 2007 here. Please search for another post on installing SQL for DPM manually.

Cheers