Go the Management Window – Agents tab.

Select the Primary DPM server. Under the Details windows you will see the option Proteced computers enabled for Protection – Modify. Click on Modify.

In the View Details of Protected Computers Window select the server you want to backup, then click on Enable Secondary Protection. Enter the domain administrator credentials when prompted.

The Protection enabled status now change to Yes, click on Close. You are now ready to start backing up the resource.

I have written step by step instructions on how to add new disk drives to the DPM storage pool. I like to call it instructions for dummies :).

Open the DPM 2007 Administrator Console

Step 1
Go to the Management tab and select Disks.

Step 2
Click on Add to begin adding the new disk. This should launch the Add Disks to Storage Pool window.

Step 3
Select the disk to add to the storage pool from the Available disks window. The selected disk should move the the Selected disks windows on the right. Click on OK to continue. If prompted with a pop up message “You have selected disks that are basic. DPM will convert the selected disks to dynamic and any existing volumes on these disks will be converted to simple volumes. Do you want to continue?” Select Yes.

Note: You must initialize the new disk first, then convert it from Basic to GBT before attempting to add it to the storage pool. If you do not do this then you will receive an error during step 3. For instructions on how to convert basic to GBT partition, then search for the word GBT in my blog. I have written up how to for dummies instructions sometime ago.

I have listed the step by step instructions on how to backup using DPM 2007. To backup any resource you need to create a protection group. Listed below are the steps to do this.

Step 1
Open DPM 2007 Administrator Console

Step 2
Click on Protection Tab

Step 3
Click on Create protection group. This should launch the Create New Protection Group Wizard. Click on next.

Step 4
In the Select Group Members window, click on the server you wish to backup. Select the folders or database you want to backup. Then click on next to continue.

Step 5
In the Select Data Protection Method, enter the Protection group name. I would recommend naming it something that makes sense, such as the name of the server being backed up.

There are two options for the protection method. “I want short-term protection using: Disk or tape” and “I want long-term protection using tape”. In this example select the first option and click on next.

Step 6
In the Specify Short-Term Goals screen, change the retention range to the amount of days you want. you can also specify the synchronication frequency or accept the default of 24 hours. Click on next.

Step 7
DPM 2007 will automatically calculate the optimal disk allocation size, but you can also modify it. Click on next.

Step 8
In the Choose Replica Creation Method window, leave the fault at Automatically – DPM replicates the data across the network. Click on next to continue.

Step 9
You are now presented with the summary, review it and then click on Create Group. Upon successful creation of the group click on close.

You should now see the new Protection Group you just created. The Protection Status will day Replica creation in progress.