Getting Started - Data Protection Manager Backup

what gets backed up

what does not get backed up

Data Protection Manager protection groups are not backed up.
The following data backed up on the Data Protection Manager Server does not get backed up using the Data Protection Manager iDataAgent
- File System data
- System State data
Use the Microsoft Windows File System iDataAgent to back up the database that contains the DPM metadata.
Data Protection Manager Server Metadata is not backed up by the Data Protection Manager iDataAgent.

Use the SQL Server iDataAgent to back up the database that contains the DPM metadata.

1.	From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers \| <Client> \| DPM \| <BackupSet>. Right-click the subclient you created while configuring the agent and click Backup.
2.	Click OK.
3.	You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller window of the CommCell console.
4.	Once the job is complete, view the job details from the Backup History. Right-click the Subclient and select Backup History.
5.	Click OK.
6.	Right-click the job to: Browse the data that was backed up. Find a Files or Directories that were backed up. View items that failed, if any, during the job. Resubmit the job. View job details. View media associated with the job. View events associated with the job. View backup items. View or send the log file that is associated with the job.

You must also backup the File System Data and System State of the data backed up by DPM Server using the Microsoft Windows File System iDataAgent.

Use the following steps to backups the file system data and system state data of DPM Server using the Microsoft Windows File System iDataAgent:

1.	From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers \| <Client> \| File System \| defaultBackupSet. Right-click the default subclient and click Backup.
2.	Click Full as backup type and then click Immediate. Click OK.
3.	You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller window of the CommCell console.
4.	Once the job is complete, view the job details from the Backup History. Right-click the Subclient and select Backup History.
5.	Click OK.
6.	You can view the following details about the job by right-clicking the job: Items that failed during the job Items that succeeded during the job Details of the job Events of the job Log files of the job Media associated with the job

Also, the SQL Server metadata of DPM Server needs to be backed using the Microsoft SQL Server iDataAgent.

1.	From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers \| <Client> \| SQL Server \| <Instance>. Right-click the default subclient and click Backup.
2.	Click Full as backup type and then click Immediate. Click OK.
3.	You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller window of the CommCell console.
4.	Once the job is complete, view the job details from the Backup History. Right-click the Subclient and select Backup History.
5.	Click OK.
6.	Right-click the job to: Browse the databases that were backed up. View items that failed, if any, during the job. Resubmit the job. View job details. View media associated with the job. View events associated with the job. View backup items (you can view the database files that were backed up e.g., .mdf, .ldf). View or send the log file that is associated with the job.