Data Protection Manager 2012 Scott Stumpf Chief Technology Officer Software Logic, Inc.
SESSION OBJECTIVES AND TAKEAWAYS
Introduction to DPM 2012
Understanding of what workloads DPM protects
Learn how to get started with DPM
System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 CTP2
Required for compatibility with Windows Server
2012 RC
Available on MSDN and the Microsoft Download
Center
Includes update for all System Center 2012
products
Online Snapshots
Disk-Based Recovery
Active Directory
Tape-Based Backup
Data Protection Manager
Up to Every 15 minutes
Disaster Recoverywith offsite replication and tape
Data Protection Manager
DPM - CONTINUOUS BACKUP AND PROTECTION FOR MICROSOFT WORKLOADS
KEY HIGHLIGHTS – HYPER-V PROTECTION
Incremental Backups Only – full only once
No More Backup Window – online backups
Application consistency via VSS
Protect Live Migration VMs in CSV clusters
Protect whole VM, recover individual items
Auto Protection of new VMs
KEY HIGHLIGHTS – SHAREPOINT PROTECTION
Entire farm protection by a single check box Leverages SharePoint VSS writer Works across multiple severs in the farm to backup
Backup Resiliency Single failures will not fail all of the farm protection
SharePoint Item Level Recovery (ILR) is supported Similar workflows for all recovery operations –
item/DB/farm
KEY HIGHLIGHTS – EXCHANGE PROTECTION DPM supports stand alone, MSCS clusters, CCR, LCR,
SCR and DAG Protection continues after planned failover Eseutil runs on DPM – lower load on Exchange, faster
completion
Recoveries Supported SG level DB level Mailbox level (Recovery Storage Group)
KEY HIGHLIGHTS – SQL PROTECTION
Backup DPM supports Express full and incremental backups
Logs are truncated as part of the incremental backups DPM detects log shipping configuration and only performs express full
backups (no incremental backups supported)
Recovery Zero Data loss recovery
Rolling forward logs on the SQL server if log volume intact
Any Point-In-Time (PIT)Recovery Backups at 9:00 and 9:15; Recover to PIT 9:12
Types : Original location ; Rename and restore ; Alternate location
KEY HIGHLIGHTS – CLIENT (LAPTOP) PROTECTION
Centralized Deployment and Policy Control End User Customization possible Backs up to DPM Server whenever connectivity
established Local snapshots continue if connectivity is absent
Optimized for End User Restore Recovery possible even when connectivity to DPM server
is unavailable.
DPM Centralized Management
Reduce Management Costs:
Centrally Monitor and Manage
• Centralized monitoring
• Remote Administration
• Role Based Management
Work on important issues
• SLA Based Alerting : Alert only when SLA violated
• Consolidated Alerts ensure one ticket per root cause
issue
• Alert Categorization (Ex: infra alerts versus backup
failure alerts)
Reduce time for resolving issues
• Remote Recovery
• Remote Corrective actions
• Scoped Troubleshooting
• Push to Resume Backups
A single console for the datacenter that reduces management costs and can fit into the existing environment
Single Console for the Datacenter
• Up to 100 DPM Servers or 50,000 protected data sources
• Manage DPM 2010 and DPM 2012 using single console
Fits into my Environment
• Integration into existing ticketing systems, workflows and
team structures.
• Enterprise scale, Fault tolerance & Reliability.
• ** Requires Operations Manager 2012
Ticketing System
DPM 2012
DPM 2012
IS THIS JUST A MANAGEMENT PACK ?...NO, IT’S NOT !Scenario DPM 2010
+ Management Pack
DPM 2012 +
Centralized Management
Single Console to view alerts and status Yes Yes
Remotely Manage DPM Servers No Yes
Role Based Access No Yes
Alert Consolidation Limited Yes
Scoped Troubleshooting No Yes
Remote Corrective Actions No Yes
Resume Backups in a single click No Yes
SLA Based Monitoring Limited Yes
Alert Categorization Limited Yes
Monitor corrective actions across DPM Servers centrally
No Yes
DIFFERENT AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS CAN COEXIST
Data Protection Manager
Protected Server - 1
Protected Server - 2
Protected Server - 3
Protected Server - 4
Trust
Boundar
y
Kerb
eros
Certificate
CertificateNTLM (Local User)
COST EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION FOR DR
DPM server at Branch Office 1
DPM server at Branch Office 2
Online Snapshots
Disk-Based Recovery
Active Directory
Tape-Based Backup
Data Protection Manager
Up to Every 15 minutes
Disaster Recoverywith offsite replication and tape
Data Protection Manager
RECAP
System Center User Group
Community focused organization
Discover, discuss, and debate all things System
Center
Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V, and Core
Infrastructure
Monthly Meetings at Microsoft in Malvern, PA
http://systemcenterusergroup.net
Software Logic
Microsoft Managed Partner specialized in System
Center
Certified for Microsoft PVDPS and Hyper-V
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Scott Stumpf
(484) 879-2752