Dell PowerVault DP600 - Manual (Page 123)

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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