Dec 22, 2008 11:58 am DPM 2007 SP1 released
Microsoft has just released DPM 2007 SP1 (Version 2.0.8793.0…released on 12/19/2008). You can find the update here along with other information pertaining to the update. Notable fixes/changes in SP1 include: Protection for Hyper-V Enhanced support for Windows Sharepoint Services (WSS) and Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS) Support for Exchange Server Standby Continuous Replication Support for [...]
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Dec 16, 2008 10:46 am DPM 2007 Health Model
Microsoft recently released this Technet article outlining the DPM 2007 alerts and typical resolution procedures. Very handy if you run across an error that you haven’t seen before…this will at least get you pointed in the right direction. You can find the health model here. Here are a few of the resolutions that may be [...]
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Dec 16, 2008 9:53 am DPM default space allocation formulas
When protecting a Data Source in DPM, you have the option to define your own Replica Volume and Recovery Point Volume sizes or to use the default sizes determined by DPM. Typically, the default sizes provide significant room for growth without gross overallocation of resources (though I tend to find they allocate more space than [...]
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Dec 15, 2008 1:14 pm Become a DPM hero!
You can download an evaluation copy of DPM from http://dpmheroes.com/ and register to win an Xbox 360 and a Heroes Season Two DVD (yeah…i know). Also, if you are a Microsoft Partner, you can watch an overview video of DPM, answer a few questions, and qualify for one free retail copy of DPM and one [...]
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Nov 10, 2008 11:33 am Using email notifications on DPM 2007 setup with a remote SQL server
There appears to be a bug in DPM 2007 (as of version 2.0.8111.0) where if you have installed DPM 2007 using a remote SQL server you cannot set an SMTP server for DPM to use to send out notifications. Upon trying to set the SQL server for the DPM application (In the DPM 2007 Administrator [...]
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