DPM 2012 R2- Drive Space Calculator Issue

I am in the beginning stages of implementing DPM 2012 within our organization. I have setup the software, configured some test backups, and proved that we can restore files and servers. I have approval to take this into production, but I'm having an issue
with calculating the drive space we will need for short-term retention.
I have attempted to use all of the various calculators to help determine how much drive space I need, but none of them accurately calculate what we need for our installation type. All of the calculators base their formula on 5 recovery points a day for each
protection group member. This would be more than we would ever configure for any member.
So, if I have one source that I am backing up one day per week, with one recovery point on that day, and want to retain that recovery point for 30 days, how would I calculate the needed drive space to satisfy that configuration?
Thanks!

Hi,
You could use the tool that are mentioned. If you would like to calculate for a specific data source please hava a look at this link for the formulas that DPM uses.
http://robertanddpm.blogspot.se/2010/10/how-much-will-workloads-allocate-in-my.html
Have a great day!
/R
Best Regards
Robert Hedblom
MVP DPM
Check out my DPM blog @ http://robertanddpm.blogspot.com

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