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There are two general strategies that you can use to protect a DPM server. These are:
Back up the DPM server using a second DPM server When you configure DPM
in this way, the second DPM server functions as a replica of the first DPM server. In the
event that the first DPM server fails, the secondary server will start protecting all of
the workloads that were previously protected by the primary DPM server. Should it be
necessary, you can configure a tertiary DPM server that will function as a replica of the
secondary DPM server.
Back up the DPM database to tape You can configure DPM to back up the DPM
database to a tape library. To recover the DPM database from tape, you'll need to
uninstall DPM from the original server, remove the DPM database that you want to
restore using SQL Server Management Studio, reinstall DPM, perform a tape inventory,
re-catalog the imported tape, recover the database to a network folder, and then use
the DPMSync.exe utility to attach the database to DPM. You'll need to then reestablish
protection for all computers that were protected by the DPM server. You can do this by
running the setdpmserver.exe command on each protected computer.
MORE INFO
BACKING UP DPM
You can learn more about backing up DPM at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
jj244607.aspx .
Configuration Manager
Configuration Manager includes a backup maintenance task that runs on a schedule. This
task, shown in Figure 1-1, is available through the Site Maintenance item on the ribbon, which
you can open when you select the Sites node in the Administration workspace of the Con-
figuration Manager console. The Configuration Manager Backup Site Server site maintenance
task backs up the following:
Site database
Configuration Manager registry keys
Configuration Manager files and folders
DPM supports protecting Configuration Manager as a workload. When creating a DPM
protection group for Configuration Manager, ensure that you select the SMS Writer Service
item, and the site database on the Configuration Manager server.
MORE INFO
CONFIGURATION MANAGER BACKUP AND RECOVERY
You can learn more about Configuration Manager backup and recovery at http://technet.
microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712697.aspx .
 
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