System Center Data Protection Manager
Encyclopedia
System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) is a software product from Microsoft
, designed to help IT
professionals manage the Windows
environment. It is part of the Microsoft System Center family of products and integrates disk-to-disk
and near-continuous data protection
for reliable recovery of Windows server workloads. Previously known as Data Protection Server, DPM is Microsoft's first entry into the near-continuous backup
/recovery
industry. It also uses Microsoft's Shadow Copy technology for continuous backups.
-level to a secondary disk, which can then be backed up to tape. This also enables rapid and reliable recovery from an easily accessible disk instead of waiting to locate and mount tapes.
Data Protection Manager 2006 was released on September 27, 2005 at Storage Decisions
in New York. The current version, Data Protection Manager 2010, supports protection of Windows File Servers, Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server
, SharePoint, Microsoft Virtual Server
and Bare Metal Restore (BMR).
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, designed to help IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
professionals manage the Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
environment. It is part of the Microsoft System Center family of products and integrates disk-to-disk
Disk-to-disk
The term "disk-to-disk", or "D2D", generally refers to disk-to-disk backup. With D2D, a computer hard disk is backed up to another hard disk rather than to a tape or floppy...
and near-continuous data protection
Continuous data protection
Continuous data protection , also called continuous backup or real-time backup, refers to backup of computer data by automatically saving a copy of every change made to that data, essentially capturing every version of the data that the user saves...
for reliable recovery of Windows server workloads. Previously known as Data Protection Server, DPM is Microsoft's first entry into the near-continuous backup
Continuous data protection
Continuous data protection , also called continuous backup or real-time backup, refers to backup of computer data by automatically saving a copy of every change made to that data, essentially capturing every version of the data that the user saves...
/recovery
Data recovery
Data recovery is the process of salvaging data from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible secondary storage media when it cannot be accessed normally. Often the data are being salvaged from storage media such as internal or external hard disk drives, solid-state drives , USB flash drive,...
industry. It also uses Microsoft's Shadow Copy technology for continuous backups.
Overview
Data Protection Manager delivers centralized backup of branch offices and within the data center, by near-continuously protecting changed files at the byteByte
The byte is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, a byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the basic addressable element in many computer...
-level to a secondary disk, which can then be backed up to tape. This also enables rapid and reliable recovery from an easily accessible disk instead of waiting to locate and mount tapes.
Data Protection Manager 2006 was released on September 27, 2005 at Storage Decisions
Storage Decisions
Storage Decisions is a conference for data storage professionals in the United States. Produced by TechTarget, Storage Decisions has been held multiple times per year in the United States since 2001...
in New York. The current version, Data Protection Manager 2010, supports protection of Windows File Servers, Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database server, developed by Microsoft: It is a software product whose primary function is to store and retrieve data as requested by other software applications, be it those on the same computer or those running on another computer across a network...
, SharePoint, Microsoft Virtual Server
Microsoft Virtual Server
Microsoft Virtual Server is a virtualization solution that facilitates the creation of virtual machines on the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. Originally developed by Connectix, it was acquired by Microsoft prior to release...
and Bare Metal Restore (BMR).
Supported systems
Following versions of the servers are supported:- Windows Server 2003Windows Server 2003Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft, introduced on 24 April 2003. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on 6 December 2005...
- Windows Server 2008
- Exchange Server 2003 with SP2
- Exchange Server 2007
- Exchange Server 2010
- Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server is a relational database server, developed by Microsoft: It is a software product whose primary function is to store and retrieve data as requested by other software applications, be it those on the same computer or those running on another computer across a network...
2000 with SP4 - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or SP2.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008
- Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010
- Windows XPWindows XPWindows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
SP2 - Windows VistaWindows VistaWindows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
- Windows 7
See also
- Windows Server SystemWindows Server SystemMicrosoft Servers is a brand that encompasses a line of Microsoft server products. This includes the server editions of Microsoft Windows operating system itself, as well as products targeted at the wider business market...
- Microsoft System Center
- System Center Configuration ManagerMicrosoft Systems Management ServerSystem Center Configuration Manager , formerly Systems Management Server , is a systems management software product by Microsoft for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems...
- System Center Operations Manager
- System Center Virtual Machine ManagerSystem Center Virtual Machine ManagerSystem Center Virtual Machine Manager forms part of Microsoft's System Center line of management and reporting tools, alongside previously established tools such as Microsoft Operations Manager and Microsoft Systems Management Server...