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optional DPM features at this time, or you can wait and configure optional features at any time
after you deploy DPM. The topics in this section provide instructions for opening DPM 2007 for
the first time, and then performing each of the required and optional configuration tasks.
In This Section
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Getting Started with Configuring DPM
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Required Configuration Tasks
•
Optional Configuration Tasks
Getting Started with Configuring DPM
Use the procedure in this topic to open DPM Administrator Console so that you can configure
System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007.
For an introduction to DPM Administrator Console, see DPM Administrator Console in DPM 2007 .
To open DPM Administrator Console
1. Log on to the DPM server under a domain user account that is a member of the local
administrators group.
2. On the Start menu, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft System Center Data
Protection Manager 2007, and then click Microsoft System Center Data Protection
Manager 2007.
–Or–
If it is available, double-click the Microsoft System Center Data Protection
Manager 2007 icon on the desktop.
See Also
DPM Administrator Console in DPM 2007
Required Configuration Tasks
Before you can start protecting data by using System Center Data Protection Manager
(DPM) 2007, you must verify that each computer that DPM is going to protect meets the
protected computer software requirements. For information about the DPM 2007 software
requirements, see Software Prerequisites (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=100242).
To successfully protect your data using DPM 2007, you must add one or more disks to the
storage pool.