Acknowledgements iv
From Dave iv
About the Authors v
Dave Kawula - MVP v
Cristal Kawula – MVP vi
Cary Sun – CCIE #4531 (Cisco Champion) vii
Contents ix
Introduction 13
North American MVPDays Community Roadshow 13
Sample Files 14
Additional Resources 14
Introduction 16
North American MVPDays Community Roadshow 16
Sample Files 18
Additional Resources 18
Chapter 1 20
Pre-Requisites 20
Lab Server Names 20
Building the Lab with BigDemo_DPM.PS1 22
Enable Routing in the Lab 28
Install-NetNat.PS1 42
Install-RRAS.PS1 44
Software Requirements 47
Data Protection Manager Accounts Required for Build 49
Add a 2 VHDx drives to the DPM Server for the SQL Install 53
Prep-DPM1801SQL.PS1 63
Running Prep-DPM1801.PS1 69
Chapter 2 77
Install SQL Server 2016 SP1 77
SQL Server Service Accounts 77
Configure SQL Firewall Port Exceptions 78
Install Default Instance of SQL 2016 SP1 82
Install SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 16.5 91
Configure SQL Server Memory Limits 93
Chapter 3 97
Install System Center Data Protection Manager 1801 97
Prep-DPM1801.PS1 97
Running Prep-DPM1801.PS1 102
Extract System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) 1801 118
Install System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) 1801 119
Chapter 4 124
Configuring DPM 1801 124
Modern Backup Storage 124
Configuring Modern Backup Storage 125
Review Create-DPMModernStorage.PS1 125
Running Create-DPMModernStorage.PS1 127
System Center DPM Backup Storage Capacity Planner 133
Configure Volume Exclusions 133
Deploy DPM Protection Agents 134
Deploy Protection Groups 134
Configure Firewall Settings 134
Install the DPM Central Console 134
Enable End User Recovery 134
Deploy the DPM Agent using PowerShell 134
Configure Email Alerting 134
Configure DPM 1801 Management Pack in SCOM 134
Chapter 5 136
Protecting Workloads with DPM 136
Backup Hyper-V 136
Backup Exchange 137
Backup SharePoint 137
Backup SQL Server 137
Backup VMWare 137
Backup Client Computers 137
Backup File Data 137
Backup Bare Metal System State 137
Backup Storage Spaces Direct 137
Backup Shielded Hyper-V VM’s 137
Chapter 6 138
Backing up to Azure 138
Configure DPM to backup using Azure Backup 138
Backing up Exchange to Azure 138
Recovering DPM Data to an Alternate DPM Server 138
Backing up SQL Workloads to Azure 138
Backing up SharePoint Farms to Azure 138
Chapter 7 139
DPM Reporting and Monitoring 139
Chapter6 139
Meet great MVP’s like this in person 139
Live Presentations 139
Video Training 140
Live Instructor-led Classes 140
Consulting Services 140
Twitter 141
