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Since the release of DPM SP1 it has been possible to perform local data source protection.  This means that the DPM server can protect its own file services and virtualization hosting.  By default, however, this functionality is not enabled but all you need to run is a simple cmdlet in the DPM Command Shell.

Set-DPMGlobalProperty -AllowLocalDataProtection $true [-DPMServerName] <String>

For example of use, here is the comamnd I ran in my test environment.

To disable local protection, simply change $true to $false and run the cmdlet again. 

After you have enabled local protection, create a new protection group and select your DPM server from the list of available computers to protect.  Once expanded you will see that there is now a list of items you can protect.

Select what you want to protect and continue the protection group creation process as normal.  Once completed, the data will be protected just as it is when protecting other servers.