Wednesday, October 9, 2013

How To Move Microsoft DPM 2012 from One Server to Another !!


Steps to Move Microsoft DPM 2012 from One Server to Another !!

1. Backup the DPMDB using DPM Management shell and store it on a remote location. Use dpmbackup -db to backup the DPMDB.
2. DPMDB backup is stored on location: <drive>\Microsoft System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\Volumes\ShadowCopy\Database Backups
3. Rebuild the DPM server with same FQDN.
4. Install the DPM 2012 and install all the Update roll ups as they were installed when DPM server failed.
5. Copy the backed up DPMDB back to the local drive on DPM server.
6. Open DPM management shell and run dpmSync –restoredb –dbloc <dbbackuplocation> refer http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb808877.aspx for details.
7. Attach all the disks back to DPM server.
8. Run dpmSync -sync on the DPM management shell
9. After this all Data Sources will come as inconsistent, Run consistency check on each data source manually.
10. Run dpmSync -reallocatereplica refer http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb808877.aspx for details.

All the servers will appear on the New DPM server as they were on the old one however if not you may have to run SetDpmServer utility on the Protected Servers.

Old DPM server should be removed ASAP.

Regards,
Saad (Sam)

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