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dpm 2012 backup

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hi
i'm testing dpm 2012 (1 server with local sql database )
and found out i can't use usb drive as offsite, only tapes\virtual tapes or dpmbackup.exe with scripts.
i was wondoring is it possible to backup dpm 2012 (running on win 2008 r2) using windows backup to a usb drive ?
thanks
Friday, November 23, 2012 12:40 PM
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The answer is - yes. Every Windows 2008 server can be backed up as a "whole server" using windows server backup feature.
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- Marked as answer by Yegor Startsev Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:10 PM
Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:10 PM
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Hi Eran
DPM storage pool does not support Universal Serial Bus (USB)/1394 disks.
In your case, you can expose the diskbased backup (replica) with DPMbackup.exe and backup it up with a third party tool.
1. Run DPMBackup.exe –replica
2. Use Xcopy to copy the data from the C:\Program files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\Volumes\ShadowCopy to the USB drive.See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb795753.aspx for more details.
Stephane
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- Proposed as answer by Stephane LADUNE Friday, November 23, 2012 3:46 PM
- Unproposed as answer by Eran.s Saturday, November 24, 2012 6:49 PM
Friday, November 23, 2012 3:46 PM -
hi
as i wrote, i read about dpmbackup.exe usage with script
but i was asking if i can backup the whole dpm server using windows backup
Saturday, November 24, 2012 1:57 PM -
Hi,
To backup your DPM server you just need to have DPM database (And your storage Pool):
1- Use DPMBACKUP.EXE -db
or
2- Use Secondary DPM Server
Stephane
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Monday, November 26, 2012 10:05 AM -
The answer is - yes. Every Windows 2008 server can be backed up as a "whole server" using windows server backup feature.
My DPM blog ystartsev.wordpress.com
- Marked as answer by Yegor Startsev Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:10 PM
Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:10 PM