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Re: How do Transactional applications get backed up?

Monday, August 30, 2010 4:17:33 PM

Hi, When providing SQL protection, closed transaction means the same as if you had log shipping set up. DPM will automatically backup the transaction logs at regular intervals just as log shipping would and then send them over to the DPM server....

Re: Reprotection of new source server

Monday, August 30, 2010 3:31:24 PM

Got things working. We moved the backup server to local site to speed things up. Thanx for you help.

Re: How do Transactional applications get backed up?

Monday, August 30, 2010 8:46:53 AM

Hi, Thanks! Yes it realy helping me. But a term "Closed Transaction Log" is confugsing me. as we know that DPM 2010 relies on VSS and VSS only know the Disk Level changes (Block Level) it does not aware SQL Server Transaction Log Backup or SQL...

Re: SQL Server Native Backup Vs. DPM 2010 Backup

Sunday, August 29, 2010 4:40:15 PM

Hi, Hopefully I have answered most of your questions in your other post here, http://www.scdpmonline.org/Forums/Thread.aspx?pageid=3&mid=3&ItemID=3&thread=34. If you want more detail on how protecting applications works in DPM, check...

Re: Reprotection of new source server

Sunday, August 29, 2010 4:34:12 PM

Hi, The in-place upgrade from DPM 2007 to DPM 2010 works very well in my experience, I have not seen any failures. The only issue you have with upgrading is if you getting close to the LDM limits, from what you have advised of your environment I...

Re: How do Transactional applications get backed up?

Sunday, August 29, 2010 4:25:02 PM

Hi there, DPM can backup SQL whether you are in a full recovery model or a simple recovery model. By being in full recovery model though, you can provide protection of your database as frequently as every 15 minutes. When the DB is in a simple...

Re: How to delete a particular recovery point from the protection group in DPM 2010

Sunday, August 29, 2010 4:13:27 PM

Hello, By deleting recovery points you will reclaim space within the volume that the recovery point was deleted from. If you need more space on your drive, therefore reduce DPM storage, you will need to shrink the recovery volumes once you have...

Re: Replacing Drives

Sunday, August 29, 2010 4:09:33 PM

Hello, I think that it is dependant on your hardware. Providing the drive remains presented to the OS and in the storage pool, you will not have any issues. If you have to break the RAID array to upgrade the drives to 2GB drives, then you will...

How do Transactional applications get backed up?

Sunday, August 29, 2010 7:31:34 AM

Hi, I'm a SQL Server DBA and I would like to intersted to know how DPM 2010 RC works with Transactional Applications like SQL Server. How DPM 2010 RC Takes the Transaction Log Backup. Is it backedup Log like SQL Server Native Backup (BACKUP LOG...

SQL Server Native Backup Vs. DPM 2010 Backup

Friday, August 27, 2010 7:24:46 PM

Hi, I would like to know that "What are the differences between SQL Server Native Backup and DPM 2010 Backup of a Database?" I would like to know that how DPM takes the backup of a SQL Server Database. Is DPM take backup using BACKUP DATABASE...

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