DPM_SQL_PROTECT not cleared after backup

Question

Hello,
I have numerous SQL instance that are protected by different DPM 2012R2 protection groups.
The DPM_SQL_PROTECT folder has a few XYZ.ldf folders in there which contain several text files that contain the transaction logs at the point of synchronisation.
Should DPM be deleting/clearing these out of there?

Answer 1

Hi,
The DPM_SQL_PROTECT will contain the last sql log dump from the last DPM synchronization.  The size of the log will fluctuate throughout the day based on SQL activity.   I agree that if you are protecting lots of active databases that the
left over log(s) could cause you problems if you are storage space challenged. 
You can redirect the DPM_SQL_PROTECT using mountpoint to another volume.  See the following BLOG:
Optimizations in protecting SQL databases with high churn by DPM
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