Backup for bare metal recovery – Dell PowerVault DP600 User Manual
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The DPMBackup.exe program is stored on the DPM server in the folder \Program Files\Microsoft
DPM\DPM\bin. DPMBackup requires Administrator rights on the DPM server.
The backup shadow copies created by DPMBackup are read-only copies of the replica volumes,
and can be archived as you would archive a file system. Because the backup shadow copies of
the replicas are mounted, you must configure your tape backup software to traverse mount
points.
You must back up the database for the DPM database. The following procedures provide general
instructions for archiving DPM databases and replicas when using backup software that does not
support DPM or VSS. For instructions about using the backup software, see the documentation
for the backup software.
To back up databases by using backup software that does not support DPM or VSS
1. Run DPMBackup.exe.
You can run the DPMBackup tool manually, or configure your backup program to run it
automatically.
2. In the console tree of the backup program, browse to \Program Files\Microsoft
DPM\DPM\Volumes\ShadowCopy\Database Backups. The file name of the DPM
database backup is DPMDB.bak. The default file name of the Report database backup is
ReportServer.bak.
3. Select the media to which you want to back up the databases.
4. Start the backup.
To back up replicas by using backup software that does not support DPM or VSS
1. Run DPMBackup.exe. You can run the DPMBackup tool manually, or configure your
backup program to run it automatically.
2. In the console tree of the backup program, browse to \Program Files\Microsoft
DPM\DPM\Volumes\ShadowCopy\. The backup shadow copies of the replicas are
organized by computer.
3. Select the shadow copies that you want to back up.
4. Select the backup type.
5. Select the media to which you want to back up the files.
6. Start the backup.
See Also
Backup for Bare Metal Recovery
The DPM System Recovery Tool (SRT) is software provided with DPM to facilitate bare metal
recovery for the DPM server and the computers that DPM protects. Bare metal recovery is a