Backup DPM database to Azure?

Is there any way to backup the DPM database to Azure using the Azure backup agent? We previously used an online backup solution from HP, and it had a way to backup your local DPM database directly to the cloud to ensure that you were always able to recover
the workloads you were storing there. It appears that with DPM you need to handle the DPM database backup completely separate, but I wanted to make sure I was not missing something. Thanks.

What I've found is that if all the databases are there, but you can't find them doing a search. Because of that, it seems as though you just have to start doing restores and see what you get to find the correct database. The one piece of data
you do get when presented with the replica restore list, is that each replica shows the time it was backed up. Based on this I'm thinking you could use this backup time as an identifier, but it will take some specific planning in the protection groups.
Not a very efficient solution by any means, but I guess the data is in the cloud and that's what matters. I'm also tying to figure out how to restore my DPM server and hook up it back up to Azure to do elegant restores from the cloud, but I'm having
trouble with that as well. That's a topic for a different post I suppose though. I keep hoping there's something I'm missing with all of this, but so far that's where I'm at.

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How to backup DPM database

How to backup DPM database for restore DPM server (2012 R2).
I try: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh758162.aspx
To back up the DPM database
On the computer where your DPM database is located, do one of the following:
If the DPM database is on the DPM server
On the DPM server, open an elevated command prompt window, go to cd <system drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\bin, and run
DPMBackup.exe -db
and this not working:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2012 R2\DPM\DPM\bin>DpmBackup.exe -db
DpmBackup 1.0 - Data Protection Manager backup command-line tool
Copyright (c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Error: Invalid command -db.
Description:
         DpmBackup backs up the DPM database, and creates shadow copies that can
be used for backing up replicas.
         To back up the DPM database, run DpmBackup.exe -db locally on the compu
ter running DPM.
Usage:
         DpmBackup.exe [-db [-sqlServerName <name>] [-instanceName <name>] [-dpm
dbName <name>] [-targetLocation <location>]] [-replicas] [-certificates]
... deleted
where is problem ?

Add "instanceName" and "dpmdbname" parameters, like this: DpmBackup.exe -db -instanceName "<SQLInstanceName>" -dpmdbname <DPMDB_NAME>
Use "(Local)" as <SQLInstanceName> if you use default SQL instance (MSSQLSERVER). Also, please make sure that account, under which SQL server runs, have permissions to write into %DPMInstallLocation%\Volumes\ShadowCopy\Database Backups\ folder.
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Backup DPM 2012 SP1 from Recovery console

Hi
I have a problem. I have a server with Windows Server 2008 R2 and DPM 2012 SP1. Because of a recent RAID controler crash i am unable to fix this server to boot to windows. I can only get into recovery console. I see the volumes normaly! So here is a million
dolar question. How can i backup DPM databases from recovery console so that i can make a full restore when i freshly install new windows and DPM?
Thanks for all your help in advance.
Boštjan

Hi,
only Thing you need ist MDF and LDF files from DPMDB.
Try to copy These two files.
Install your new Serve with same Name and same DPM version
Restore DB with SQL Management Studio and overwrite the new and existing one
present DPM Backupstorage to the new server
Run dpmsync -sync
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DPM Database lost, how to access backups?

Hi there,
we lost our RAID on which the DPM2010 Server an SQL Database (and other servers...) resided crashed. There is no way we can access the database. The backups are still on a network storage.
Is there any way we can access those backups?
PS: Please don't tell me we should have backup up the database. I know that (by now...) :(
I just read there is a way to recatalog tapes after the database is lost (http://up2v.nl/2010/12/21/things-to-consider-when-using-microsoft-dpm-and-veeam-backup-replication/). Is there is a similar way for storage pools?
Greetings,
Benjamin

Hi,
This is an old post but I will attempt to answer anyway. It is ugly when you don't have the DPM database. It sounds like you already know that. There is no way to re-catalog disk based backups or anything close to that. One thing you can do being that you have
the disks still is to access the replica's directly on the volumes.
You can go into: (DPMINSTALLDRIVE):\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\Volumes\Replica\
Here you will have multiple folders depending on the type of data you are protecting such as:
File System
Microsoft Exchange Writer
Non VSS Datasource Writer
SqlServerWriter
etc
etc.....
When you drill down into any of these folders you will see more folders with GUID's. Here is an example of accessing System State data:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\Volumes\Replica\Non VSS Datasource Writer\vol_357d1b27-92dd-43d8-9859-e5a26f33a2f2\06968cd5-faa7-4697-bdad-f709609504ea\Full\C-Vol\WindowsImageBackup\SERVERNAME\
This is not ideal but this is an option to access your data.
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Restoring pre-migration DPM Database - Reporting Tab issue

Before migration, upgraded DPM 2010 to 2012 thru to 2012 R2. Took backup of database.
Built new Windows 2012 R2, SQL 2012 SP1 & DPM 2012 R2. While database is blank, DPM seems to work fine.
Restored pre-migration backup of DPM database over this new blank database. Most of DPM seems fine so far. Tape autoloader and attached disks are recognised and previous backups are all available. Protection Groups seem fine.
Accessing the reporting tab causes MMC to quit with error.
Description:
AppName: mmc AppVer: 4.2.1205.0 ModName: mmc.exe
ModVer: 6.3.9600.16384 StackHash: 9EAE70C3
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: DPMException
Application Name: mmc
Application Version: 4.2.1205.0
Module Name: mmc.exe
Module Version: 6.3.9600.16384
Exception Name: System.NullReferenceException
Exception Point: Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ReportingPage.Reporting.RefreshListView
Other: 9EAE70C3
OS Version: 6.3.9600.2.0.0.272.7
Locale ID: 6153
Event Log:
An unexpected error caused a failure for process 'mmc'. Restart the DPM process 'mmc'.
Problem Details:
<FatalServiceError><__System><ID>19</ID><Seq>0</Seq><TimeCreated>31/03/2014 10:37:37</TimeCreated><Source>DpmThreadPool.cs</Source><Line>163</Line><HasError>True</HasError></__System><ExceptionType>NullReferenceException</ExceptionType><ExceptionMessage>Object
reference not set to an instance of an object.</ExceptionMessage><ExceptionDetails>System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ReportingPage.Reporting.RefreshListView()
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ReportingPage.Reporting.DisplayAppropriateListView()
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ReportingPage.Reporting.CheckAccountStatusAndUpdateUI()
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ReportingPage.Reporting.UpdateReportingUI()
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ReportingPage.Reporting.UpdateReportingPage()</ExceptionDetails></FatalServiceError>
Accessing reporting using Internet Explorer and the URL for Reporting in SQL seems Okay.
Seeing as the database restore is the single factor that causes functionality to break I have been trying to ascertain what I might correct incside the pre-migration database.
While the new machine has the same computer name, the accounts for services and SQL were changed in line with what was suggested/recommended by the setup comments I came across (domain accounts instead of local etc.) So there would be a discrepancy between
the pre-migration security accounts and the new servers security accounts.
Should I try and correct this specific issue and can anyone help with that (seeing as rest seems to be working okay)?
OR
Can you point me to the recommended steps that I should follow (post-restore) to get this setup working for reporting?

You're not alone. I have the exact same issue (report tab results in MMC crash) after upgrading from DPM 2012sp1 to DPM 2012R2.
I installed fresh windows 2012r2, then installed DPM 2012sp1, restored database, then upgraded to DPM 2012r2. Now I can't access the report TAB even though
http://dpmserver/reports works just fine for viewing DPM reports.
My error codes are identical to what you posted.
Additionally, here is the crash log where I thought it was relevant to our situation:
NORMAL ConnectToReportServerUrl: Try connecting with url [http://dpmserver/ReportServer]
0D68 0938 05/07 21:18:58.102 42 Reporter.cs(2177)   NORMAL GetReportServerUrl: return [http://dpmserver/ReportServer]
0D68 0938 05/07 21:18:58.133 42 Reporter.cs(255)   NORMAL connected to the ReportServer :http://dpmserver/ReportServer/ReportService2005.asmx
0D68 0938 05/07 21:18:59.915 42 Reporter.cs(396)   NORMAL There is no report in the rootFolderPath :
0D68 0E30 05/07 21:18:59.930 09 AppAssert.cs(130)   WARNING ASSERT: (FileName:Reporting.cs; LineNumber:612)
0D68 0E30 05/07 21:18:59.930 09 AppAssert.cs(130)   WARNING There is no DPM report deployed on the report server
0D68 0E30 05/07 21:18:59.930 34 PageController.cs(1970)   WARNING Attempting to handle fatal error: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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0D68 0E30 05/07 21:18:59.930 34 PageController.cs(1970)   WARNING    at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ReportingPage.Reporting.DisplayAppropriateListView()
0D68 0E30 05/07 21:18:59.930 34 PageController.cs(1970)   WARNING    at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ReportingPage.Reporting.CheckAccountStatusAndUpdateUI()
0D68 0E30 05/07 21:18:59.930 34 PageController.cs(1970)   WARNING    at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ReportingPage.Reporting.UpdateReportingUI()
0D68 0E30 05/07 21:18:59.930 34 PageController.cs(1970)   WARNING    at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ReportingPage.Reporting.UpdateReportingPage()
0D68 0E30 05/07 21:18:59.946 34 PageController.cs(2012)   NORMAL Will invoke Watson
0D68 0E30 05/07 21:18:59.946 34 PageController.cs(2102)   WARNING UI Thread Exception: System.NullReferenceException
0D68 0E30 05/07 21:18:59.946 34 PageController.cs(2109)   WARNING --------------------

What type of backup DPM takes in recovery point volume

Hi,
Please help me to understand what type of backup DPM takes in recovery point volume as it takes more disk space as compare to replica point volume, though replica point volume is initial full copy of data source and why it takes more disk space.
Thanks in advance.

Thanks for valuable inputs.
But I have still doubt on my understanding i.e.
I have calculated disk space required as per Microsoft formulas given on above mentioned link. Below table is there output.
Application
Data Size
Retention Range in Days
Replica Volume
Recovery Point Volume
Total Volume
Exchange Mailbox
700 GB
7
906 GB
1962 GB
2868 GB
SQL Database
100 GB
7
125 GB
107 GB
232 GB
File & Folders
500 GB
7
750 GB
72 GB
822 GB
Virtual Machines
700 GB
7
1050 GB
100 GB
1150 GB
So as we are considering during sync frequency DPM transfers changed data to recovery point volume plus volume shadow copy of replica during each express full for 7 days (as per above table) then how/why required disk space for recovery point volume is less
as compare to replica point volume for SQL, File, VM apps?
Please help me to understand.
Does anyone else have an idea regarding the formulas given by MS to calculate required disk space?
Please help.

DPM Database Restore issue

Hi All,
I did A DPM server upgrade from 2008 to 2012 R2 and I freshly installed DPM on it now but when I try to restore the back up to the 2008 R2 database i am getting the following error -
C:\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2012 R2\DPM\DPM\bin>DpmSync -restoredb
-dbloc C:\DPM Old backup\DPMDB.bak
DpmSync 2.0 - DPM database synchronization command-line tool
Copyright (c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Error ID: 4311
SQL Server Management tools not installed on this machine.
1) Please install SQL 2012 Service Pack 1 Tools from installation media.
2) For more details about SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 tools go to http://go.m
icrosoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=313283.
How do i resolve this

Hello,
Which SQL Server instance did you used for the DPM database? For Systme Center 2012 R2 -DPM, it requires a dedicated instance of 64-bit SQL Server as follows:
SQL Server 2012 with SP1 (11.0.3000)—Standard or Enterprise edition.
SQL Server 2008 R2 with SP2 (10.50.4000)—Standard or Enterprise edition.
Reference:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh758176.aspx
Please try to install the latest service pack for the SQL Server
and then restore the database again.
Regards,
Fanny Liu
Fanny Liu
TechNet Community Support

DAG - Backup failing on 1 DB only with error - The Microsoft Exchange Replication service VSS Writer instance ID failed with error code 80070020 when preparing for a backup of database 'DB012'

Hi Board,
i´ve search across the board, technet and symantec sites but did not found a hint about my problem.
we drive a 2 node DAG (Location1-Ex1-mb1
Location2-exc1-mb1), on SP2 RU4 patchlevel with 40 Databases.
Since some time the backup of one - and only one DB - is failing with these events, logged on the Mailboxserver on which the passive DB is hosted.
Log Name:      Application
Source:        MSExchangeRepl
Date:          28.09.2012 00:37:17
Event ID:      2112
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Location1-Exc1-MB1
Description: The Microsoft Exchange Replication service VSS Writer instance 1ab7d204-609a-4aea-b0a7-70afb0db38de failed with error code 80070020 when preparing for a backup of database 'DB012'.
Followed by
Log Name:      Application
Source:        MSExchangeRepl
Date:
01.10.2012 03:33:06
Event ID:      2024
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:
N/A
Computer:      Location1-Exc1-MB1
Description:
The Microsoft Exchange Replication service VSS Writer (Instance 42916d80-36c1-4f73-86d0-596d30226349) failed with error 80070020 when preparing for a backup.
The backup Application - Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 – states, this error
Snapshot provider error (0xE000FED1): A failure occurred querying the Writer status.
Check the Windows Event Viewer for details.
Writer Name: Exchange Server, Writer ID: {76FE1AC4-15F7-4BCD-987E-8E1ACB462FB7}, Last error: The VSS Writer failed, but the operation can be retried (0x800423f3), State: Stable (1).
Symatec suggests within http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH184095
to restart the MS Exchange Replication Service – BUT the mentioned eventID
8229 isn´t present on any of the both Mailboxservers.
The affected Database is active on Location2-Exc1-Mb1 Server and in an overall healthy state. I found during my research, that below Location2-Exc1-Mb1 Server, there are not removed shadow copies present!
This confuses me, since all Backups are normally taken from the passive copy of a Database.
So my questions to the board are:
* Does anyone is facing similar issues?
* Can someone explain why snapshots are present on the Mailboxserver hosting the Active Database, whilst the errors are logged on the passive one?
-          * Does someone know the conditions, why shadows copies remain and
aren´t removed in a proper manner?
What can cause the circumstance, that only 1 DB is facing such issues?
Any suggestion is welcome!
BR
Markus

Hi Lenora,
I´ve encreases VSS / Exchange Backup Log levels to expert, before starting
those things i´ve all tried now:
- Backup from passive DB (forced within Symantec Backup Exec)
- Backup from active DB (forced within Symantec Backup Exec)
- Backup from passive DB without GRT enabled (forced within Symantec Backup Exec)
- Backup from active DB without GRT enabled(forced within Symantec Backup Exec)
All those attempts failed.
But brought some more details - the backup against the active DB states, that there is still a backup in progress and therefore this backup is cancelled by VSS.
The Solution was, that i´ve needed to restart the Exchange Replication Service on the Mailbox Server hosting the passive DB.
Backups are working again on all DBs!
THX for your replys.
Best regards
Markus

How to take backup of database on external hard disk

Hi Team,
We have a server with three instances SOX,GRC and SM2. We have attached
a external hard disk to take backup of database. While taking backup of
any database it gives error as attached. We can take backup of
transaction log on server's disk but not on external disk. Kindly have
a look on attached error and advice us.We are taking backup at sql
server level.
version: SQL SERVER 2005 64 bit
Regards,
Digambar

Hi Markus,
>You can´t backup a 210 GB database on a 200 GB disk...
We learn a lot every day on these Expert Forums !
In fact, it could even be possible if it's the database enveloppe which is 210 GB and the actual data is less than 200 GB !
I dare to hope that it's not a production system which is backed up with an external disk...
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Olivier

Reporting Services Server cannot connect to the DPM database. ( dpm 2010 )

Reporting Services Server cannot connect to the DPM database.
To repair the configuration, follow steps for repairing DPM from DPM Setup Help.
ID: 3001
i can not try the Recommended action from error codes catalog because i did not found Change reporting
password

Hi,
We have had several customers report this after installing DPM 2012 R2.
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Reporting Services Server cannot connect to the DPM database.
To repair the configuration, follow steps for repairing DPM from DPM Setup Help.
ID: 3001
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9. Reboot the DPM Server.
10. You should then be able to schedule e-mailed reports.
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why you dont need to turn on the archivelog?
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 1
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Greetings Of The Day !!!
On button click from my swing application I want to take backup of database. How I can proceed with java.
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Agent updates not available after restoring DPM database

Hi,
I am using DPM 2012 R2 which I have recently successfully updated to version 4.2.1297.0 (A hotfix installed to resolve an issue with Rollup 5).
I updated 3 agents successfully and planned to do the remaining 8 at a later date. However after updating the first 3 I was trying to resolve a reporting issue which I did successfully and I carried out a DPM database restore in the process followed
by a DPMsync -sync command.
I am now planning to update the remaining 8 agents but under the management tab the agent status is now showing as OK instead of Update Available as it did previously before the restore. I have checked the protected clients and they do not have the 4.2.1297.0
version installed (I checked this in case the installation had occurred). I then decided I would try and re-install the hotfix on the DPM server (kb3040326) but it seems I can't first uninstall the update on it's own so will have to uninstall DPM altogether.
I have tried to reinstall the hotfix again on the DPM server without removing it first and I get a message advising:
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This update refers to Update Rollup 5 for DPM 2012 R2 which, again, is already installed on the DPM server and appears under Add/Remove programs.
It seems that since the restore the DPM server is aware that the Rollup and subsequent hotfixes are installed but the DPM application is not (although when I click the About DPM button, the version is 4.2.1297.0). I am unable to update the agents through
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If anyone has any advice that would be great,
Thanks.

This isn't a bug in Leopard or it's recent updates so it's not something you should expect to see fixed in a subsequent release. However, you're not the only one who has found there to be problems after an update and assumed the update was responsible when it's either coincidental, or simply highlighted a problem that existed on the system previously.
First thing to try when any device or ports appear to vanish on the system is to perform an SMC reset:
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-Plug the power cord back in, making sure the power button is not being pressed at the time.
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Since the SMC (System Management Controller) looks after all the internal devices, when it goes wrong it can cause very bizarre apparent failures! Resetting usually resolves these. Give that a try and post back to let us know.

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Hello,
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Backup Oracle Database whilst online

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I have found out that currently my database is in noarchive log mode
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Then can you help me with the command to backup the database using RMAN I have read some documentation do I need to just issue the backup database command or do I need to backup the archive logs files as well ?

Do you want to teach me lesson ? I'm working with Oracle database since 1988, and I'm using RMAN since version 8.0 (15 years ago, or so).
And please read the link I posted above.
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And you think I don't know that ? And that's not multiplexing.
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You use DELETE INPUT option in your script, but it looks like you don't know what it means.
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Again, are you teaching me lesson ? Oracle documentation is my bible.
Backup is very important for a DBA so you need to set up precisely so that you can recover the database during disaster
Backup is very important for a DBA ? What a news !! About disaster recovery, at your #1 you said "redo logs are very important to restore database" : or we mean something different for "disaster recovery", or you are totally wrong.

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