DPM 2010 to DPM 2012R2 configuration transfer failure

Question

Hello,
I’m doing a side by side upgrade from DPM 2010 to DPM 2012R2 and I’m trying to transfer my configuration with
Ruud Baar's PS scripts DPMsaveConfig and DPMcreateConfig.
On the new DPM 2012R2 box, when I run DPMcreateConfig it fails. 
Here is the end of the log:
“[14:07:30]      Allocating 
DPM -Calculate = True for [C:\]...
[14:07:42] Committing protectiongroup [Client Group 1]
[14:07:54] Processing group [Client Group 1] finished
[14:07:55] TRAP: DPMcreateConfig
Exception calling "GetProtectionGroups" with "0" argument(s): "Object
reference not set to an instance of an object."
At C:\DPMcreateConfig.ps1:147 char:2
+     $pg = $srv.GetProtectionGroups() | ?{$_.FriendlyName -eq $xgrp.GroupName}
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo         
: NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NullReferenceException
Set-protectiongroup : Connection to the DPM service has been lost. (ID: 917)
Review the application event log for information about a possible service
shutdown. Verify that the following services are not disabled:
DPM
DPM Replication Agent
SQLAgent$MSSQLSERVER2
MSSQL$MSSQLSERVER2
Virtual Disk Service
Volume Shadow Copy
At C:\DPMcreateConfig.ps1:358 char:2
+     Set-protectiongroup $2ndmpg
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo         
: NotSpecified: (:) [Set-DPMProtectionGroup], DlsE
   xception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UICantConnectToEngine,Microsoft.Internal.Enterpr
   iseStorage.Dls.UI.Cmdlet.ProtectionCmdLets.CommitProtectionGroup “
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ivan
Ivan

Answer 1

Hi Buchatech,
Nope, I haven't tried the updated script.  I completed the migration manually 9 months ago.
Thanks, 
Ivan
Ivan
Ok. I knew this was an old thread. I thought I would respond anyway to make sure you figured it out. I do know that the updated script does not error out on SCDPM 2012 R2. 
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