Posted by David
Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:32:59 PM
When running PowerShell scripts against Data Protection Manager you could receive this error which seems to be quite simple to resolve, that being to follow the instructions and start the DPM service.
However, what does this error mean if the DPM service is running. This is where the error is misleading and there is a very simple resolution which is to run PowerShell as Administrator before running your script.
Thought I would quickly blog this as I know this is the kind of thing that can have people head scratching for some time.
David
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Posted by David
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:44:09 AM
A Consistency check is a process performed by Data Protection Manager to check and correct any inconsistencies between the protected data and its replica. Consistency checks can be scheduled to occur automatically or be performed manually within the DPM console, however, you can also kick-off a consistency check using PowerShell. Start-DatasourceConsistencyCheck -datasource <datasource> This will start a standard consistency check, just the same as if you were to click the Perform consistency check . . . action in the DPM Administrator console. Utilizing PowerShell though you can...
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