Backing Up DPM by Using Third-Party Software
Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
The process for archiving the replicas and databases by using non-Microsoft software differs depending on whether the backup software supports DPM and the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).
Backup software that supports DPM is specifically designed to work with DPM and will support the DPM VSS Writer service (DPM Writer).
Backup software that supports VSS uses VSS-enabled file system shadow copies but does not operate with the DPM Writer service. This software has two limitations compared to software that supports DPM:
Archive and restore operations are more complex than they are when using software that supports DPM.
The software that supports VSS organizes the archived replicas so that they appear to have been backed up directly from the DPM server. Organizing the backup in this way can make the process of restoring data less intuitive.
When you use backup software that does not support VSS, you cannot back up directly from the replicas. Instead, you must use the DPMBackup tool to create backup shadow copies of the replicas and database backups of the DPM database, and then use the backup software to archive the backup shadow copies and database backups to tape.
In This Section
Backup Using Non-Microsoft Software That Supports DPM
Backup Using Non-Microsoft Software That Supports VSS
Backup Using Non-Microsoft Software That Does Not Support VSS