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50023: Managing Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

Course Length: 5 Days

Overview:
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to protect and recover data using System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM).

Prerequisites:
Knowledge of operating systems and backup devices.

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Plan a DPM deployment
• Install and configure DPM and the protection agent
• Protect enterprise applications like Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint Services and virtual machines using DPM
• Backup and recover data from DPM servers
• Backup and restore system state of DPM servers
• Identify and resolve problems with DPM servers, protection agents, and protected data

Course Content

Lesson 1: Introducing Data Protection and Disaster Recovery

• Overview
• What is DPM?
• What Can DPM Protect?
• Examining Backup Solutions
• What You Will Learn
• DPM Backup Types
• Tape-Based Backup and Archive
• Disk-Based Protection and Recovery
• Combining Disk and Tape Backup Methods
• Determining Which Storage Method to Use
• Protecting Multiple Data Types
• Protecting Clustered Servers
• Managing Data Protection
• DPM Administrator Console
• DPM Reports and Notifications
• DPM Management Packs
• End-User Recovery
• Windows PowerShell Integration
• How Does DPM Work?
• Examining Disk-Based Protection
• Deploying Protection Agents
• Defining Protection Groups
• Creating Replicas
• Tracking Changes
• Examining Synchronization
• Synchronizing Replicas
• Performing Consistency Checks
• Initiating Consistency Checks
• How Consistency Checks Affect Network Performance
• Examining Recovery Points
• Creating Recovery Points
• Recovery Point Limitations
• Recovering Data
• Examining Tape-Based Protection
• Seamless Disk- and Tape-Based Recovery
• Recovery Goals for Protection on Tape
• Tape Data Consistency
• Managing Tape Catalog Retention
• Inventorying Tape Libraries
• Adding and Removing Tapes
• Optimizing DPM Server Performance
• Optimizing DPM Process Utilization
• Optimizing Synchronization
• Reducing Synchronization Impact on Network Performance
• Planning for Disaster Recovery
• Preparing for DPM Server Recovery
• No Preparation?
• Effective Preparation
• Selecting Enterprise Data to Protect
• Types of Data that Can Be Protected
• Protecting File Data on Servers and Workstations
• Protecting Exchange Server Storage Groups
• Protecting SQL Server Databases
• Protecting Windows SharePoint Services Data
• Protecting Virtual Server and Virtual Machines
• Protecting Clustered Resources
• Protecting Server System State
• Planning Protection Configurations
• Planning Protection Groups
• Selecting Protection Group Members
• Guidelines for Protection Groups
• Special Considerations for Protecting Data on Workstations
• Special Considerations for Protecting Data Over a WAN
• Importance of Protection Group Membership Decisions
• Selecting a Data Protection Method
• Defining Recovery Goals
• Allocating Space for Protection Groups
• Specifying Tape Library Details
• Compressing Data
• Encrypting data
• Choosing a Replica Creation Method
• Calculating Time Required for Replica Creation
• Automatic Replica Creation
• Manual Replica Creation
• Planning for DPM Deployment
• Planning DPM Server Configurations
• Selecting the Number of DPM Servers
• Locating DPM Servers
• Selecting the Instance of SQL Server
• Using a Remote SQL Server
• Recommendations for Remote SQL Server Security
• Planning the Storage Pool
• Calculating Capacity Requirements
• Estimating Daily Recovery Point Size
• Determining Retention Range Objectives
• Choosing Sources for Storage Capacity
• Planning the Disk Configuration
• Planning the Tape Library Configuration
• Planning for Security
• Security Considerations
• Configuring Antivirus Software
• Configuring Firewalls
• Configuring Security Permissions
• Using Domain Security Groups
• Granting Appropriate User Privileges
• Planning for End-User Recovery
• Configuring Active Directory Domain Services
• Installing DPM Recovery Point Client Software
• Planning for Notifications and E-mail Reports
• Review
• Lab 1: Planning for DPM Implementation
• Lab 2: Planning for Data Recovery Resources

Lesson 2: Installing and Configuring DPM 2007

• Overview
• Examining System Requirements
• Hardware Requirements
• Server Hardware Requirements
• Storage Requirements
• Software Requirements
• DPM Server Operating System Requirements
• DPM Server Software Requirements
• Protected Server Requirements
• Installing DPM 2007 on a Server
• Installation Considerations
• Step by Step Guide to Installing DPM 2007
• Step-by-Step Guide to Upgrading from DPM 2007 Pre-Release to RTM
• Troubleshooting DPM 2007 Setup Issues
• Installation Issues
• Upgrade Issues
• Uninstallation Issues
• Completing Configuration Tasks
• Opening the DPM Administrator Console
• Navigation Bar
• Menu Bar
• Console Panes
• Information Icon
• Performing Required Configuration Tasks
• Adding Disks to the Storage Pool
• Configuring Tape Libraries
• Installing Protection Agents
• What is a Protection Agent?
• Cross-Domain and Cross-Forest Support
• Configuring Windows Firewall on the DPM Server
• Installing Protection Agents
• Installing Protection Agents behind a Firewall
• Installing Protection Agents using Server Images
• Installing Protection Agents Using Systems Management Server
• Installing Protection Agents with a PowerShell Script
• Troubleshooting Protection Agent Installation
• Potential Issues
• Creating Protection Groups
• Protecting Data with Protection Groups
• Data Sources and Protection Levels
• Protection Group Considerations
• Creating Custom Volumes for Protection Groups
• Potential Issues with Standard Volumes
• Optimizing Performance with Custom Volumes
• Creating Custom Volumes
• Additional Considerations for Using Custom Volumes
• Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Protection Groups
• Starting the Wizard
• Selecting Protection Group Members
• Selecting Protection Methods
• Specifying Short-Term Protection Goals
• Allocating Space for Protection Groups
• Selecting Long-Term Protection Goals
• Selecting Library and Tape Details
• Choosing a Replica Creation Method
• Completing Protection Group Creation
• Completing Custom Volume Preparation
• Creating a Protection Group in DPM Management Shell
• Performing Optional Configuration Tasks
• Optimizing Performance
• Enabling On-the-Wire Compression
• Enabling Server Throttling
• Staggering Synchronization Jobs
• Scheduling Consistency Checks
• Modifying the Express Full Backup Schedule
• Enabling End-User Recovery
• Extending the Active Directory Schema for End User Recovery
• Step-by Step Guide to Extending Active Directory for End User Recovery
• Installing Shadow Copy Client Software
• Subscribing to Alerts and Notifications
• Configuring SMTP Servers
• Publishing DPM Alerts
• Installing the DPM Management Shell
• Review
• Lab 1: Installing and Configuring DPM 2007
• Lab 2: Configuring DPM 2007
• Lab 3: Working with End-User Recovery
• Lab 4: Subscribing to Alerts and Notifications

Lesson 3: Extending DPM Protection to Enterprise Applications

• Overview
• General Requirements
• Planning Protection Groups
• Designing Protection Groups for Exchange and SQL Servers
• Managing Protected Servers
• Performing General Server Maintenance
• Using Windows Maintenance Tools
• Applying Operating System Updates
• Running Antivirus Software
• End User Recovery Only Supported for File Servers
• Considerations for Protecting File Servers
• Changing the Path of an Encrypted Data Source
• Renaming a File Server
• Changing the Time Zone of File Servers
• Protecting Exchange Servers
• Considerations for Protecting Exchange Servers
• Understanding Exchange Storage Groups
• Installing Protection Agents on Exchange Servers
• Creating Exchange Server Protection Groups
• Starting the Create New Protection Group Wizard
• Selecting Protection Group Members
• Selecting Protection Methods
• Specifying Short-Term Protection Goals
• Specifying Exchange Protection Options
• Allocating Disk Space
• Selecting Long-Term Protection Goals
• Choosing a Replica Creation Method
• Completing Protection Group Creation
• Protecting SQL Servers
• Considerations for Protecting SQL Servers
• Adding Databases
• Changing Database File Paths
• Renaming Databases
• Co-existing with Other Backup Applications
• Performance Optimizations for Slow Networks
• End-user Recovery is Not Supported
• Installing Protection Agents on SQL Servers
• Creating SQL Server Protection Groups
• Starting the Create New Protection Group Wizard
• Selecting Data to Protect
• Selecting Protection Methods
• Specifying Short-Term Protection Goals
• Allocating Disk Space
• Specifying Long-Term Protection Policies
• Protecting SharePoint Server Farms
• DPM 2007 Support for SharePoint Versions
• Considerations for Protecting SharePoint Servers
• SharePoint Writer Must be Registered and Started
• Upgrading Windows SharePoint Services
• Adding Databases to a Windows SharePoint Services Farm
• Recovering SharePoint Databases
• SharePoint System Architecture
• Web Servers
• Content Database Servers
• Configuration Database
• Web Server Topology
• SharePoint Farm Layout
• Installing Protection Agents on Windows SharePoint Farms
• Registering and Starting the WSS Writer Service
• Installing the Protection Agent
• Providing SharePoint Credentials to the Protection Agent
• Creating SharePoint Protection Groups
• Protecting Virtual Machines
• DPM 2007 Support for Virtual Hosts and Virtual Machines
• Typical Protection for Virtual Machines
• Better Protection for Virtual Machines with DPM
• Application Awareness
• Ease of Use and Management
• Using DPM 2007 to Protect Virtual Server Hosts and Virtual Machines
• Considerations for Virtual Machine Protection
• Adding Virtual Machines
• Changing Virtual Machine File Paths
• Protecting Application Data on Virtual Machines
• Performance Optimizations for Slow Networks
• Installing DPM Protection Agents on Virtual Servers
• Creating Virtual Machine Protection Groups
• Review
• Lab 1: Protecting Exchange Data
• Lab 2: Protecting a SQL Database
• Lab 3: Protecting a SharePoint Database (Optional)

Lesson 4: Examining Protected Data Backup and Recovery

• Overview
• Preparing for Disaster Recovery
• Disaster Recovery Review
• Backing Up Protected Computer System States
• DPM Server Components that Require Backup
• DPM Database and Report Database
• Replicas
• DPM Config folder
• ScriptingConfig.xml and Other Scripts
• Backing up the DPM Server
• Backing Up DPM from a Secondary DPM Server
• Backing up DPM Databases to Tape from the Primary DPM Server
• Backing up with Third-Party Software
• Recovering Protected Computers
• Recovering System State to Protected Computers
• Recovering System State Files
• Restoring System State Files
• Recovering Protected Computers to New Hardware
• Recovering Protected Computers from a Secondary DPM Server
• Recovering DPM Servers
• Recovering DPM Databases
• Recovering DPM Replicas
• Performing a Bare Metal Recovery of a DPM Server
• Synchronizing DPM Databases with DpmSync
• Using Pre-backup and Post-backup Scripts
• Recovering Protected Exchange Data
• Choosing Exchange Data Recovery Methods
• Recovering Storage Groups
• Recovering a Storage Group to its Original Location
• Recovering a Storage Group to a Network Folder
• Recovering Mailboxes
• Recovering a Protected Mailbox
• Recovering Protected SQL Data
• Choosing SQL Server Recovery Methods
• Recover Database to Original Location
• Recover Databases to Alternate Locations on the Same Server
• Recover Databases to an Alternate Server
• Recover Database Files to Tape
• Recovering a SQL Database to its Original Location
• Recovering a Renamed Copy of a SQL Database
• Recovering a SQL Database to a Network Folder
• Recovering a Copy of the SQL Database to Tape
• Recovering Protected Virtual Machines
• Choosing a Virtual Machine Recovery Method
• Recovering Virtual Machines to Original Locations
• Recovering Virtual Machines to Alternate Locations
• Recovering a Virtual Machine to its Original Location
• Recovering a Virtual Machine to a Network Folder
• Review
• Lab 1: Protecting and Restoring a DPM Server
• Lab 2: Restoring Exchange Data
• Lab 3: Restoring a SQL Database
• Lab 4: Restoring a SharePoint Database (Optional)

Lesson 5: Troubleshooting DPM 2007

• Overview
• Troubleshooting DPM Installation and Upgrade
• Analyzing Issues
• Reviewing Error Details in DPM Setup
• Reviewing Installation Logs
• Resolving DPM Installation Issues
• An Installation of a Prerequisite Failed
• Non-DPM Applications are Interrupted by DPM Installation
• Disks are Missing
• Errors Occur When Running from a UNC Path
• Tape Libraries Malfunction or Display Incorrectly
• End-user Recovery Permissions Update Failed
• Resolving DPM 2007 Pre-release to RTM Upgrade Issues
• DMP V2 Beta 2 to DPM 2007 Upgrade Failure
• Protection Agent Upgrade Failure
• Resolving DPM 2007 Uninstallation Issues
• Uninstalling DPM 2007
• Removing or Retaining Recovery Points
• Uninstalling Prerequisite Software
• Uninstalling Protection Agents
• Uninstalling DPM-Specific User Settings
• Watson Errors during DPM Uninstallation
• Repairing DPM 2007
• Troubleshooting Protection Agent Installation
• Analyzing and Resolving Protection Agent Installation Failures
• DPM Protection Agent Will Not Install on a Computer
• Resolving Issues Indicated by Error Messages
• Using Alerts to Maintain and Monitor DPM
• Understanding Alerts
• Alert Severity
• Alert Status
• Dynamic Nature of Alerts
• Relationship Between Alerts and Jobs
• Resolving Alerts
• Using DPM Help to Obtain Information about Alerts
• Monitoring Alerts
• Troubleshooting with the DPM Management Shell
• Review

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