Deployment Plan Checklist and Roadmap

Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2010

This checklist includes the planning tasks necessary to prepare to deploy System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010.

Task	Reference
Identify each data source to be protected, including the following information: Data source type (file server, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Virtual Server, system state) Data source size Any folders or file name extensions to be excluded from protection Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of computer Cluster name (if applicable)	What Do You Want to Protect?
Identify one of the following methods for each protection group: Short-term disk-based protection Short-term tape-based protection Long-term tape-based protection Short-term disk-based protection and long-term tape-based protection Short-term tape-based protection and long-term tape-based protection	Selecting a Data Protection Method
For each data source, determine the recovery goals for each data protection method that you will use. For short-term disk-based protection, identify the following information: Retention range Synchronization frequency Number of recovery points For short-term tape-based protection, identify the following information: Retention range Backup schedule Type of backup Number of backup copies Tape labeling scheme For long-term tape-based protection, identify the following information: Retention range Backup schedule and scheduling options Number of backup copies Tape labeling scheme	What Are Your Goals for Recovery? Defining Recovery Goals
Organize the data sources into protection groups.	Selecting Protection Group Members
Determine your storage needs, based on your information about the protected data sources and recovery goals.	Allocating Space for Protection Groups
If you are using tape-based protection, decide if you want to compress or encrypt the data on tapes.	Specifying Tape and Library Details
Decide which method of replica creation you will use for each protection group.	Choosing a Replica Creation Method
Identify the DPM server configurations necessary, including the following information: The number of DPM servers Where to locate each DPM server Which instance of SQL Server each DPM server will use	Planning the DPM Server Configurations
Determine the disk configurations each DPM server will require to meet the storage needs of the protection groups. Include any custom volumes that specific data sources will use.	Planning the Storage Pool
Identify the DPM servers that require tape libraries and the capacity of each library.	Planning the Tape Libraries Configuration
Identify the DPM servers for which end-user recovery will be enabled and which clients will require installation of the recovery point client software.	End-User Recovery Considerations

See Also

Concepts

Introducing Data Protection Manager 2010
Planning for DPM Deployment
Planning Protection Groups