Installing Data Protection Manager 2010

Original Article: http://www.packtpub.com/article/installing-data-protection-manager-2010

Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 is a backup and recovery solution which provides continuous data protection for Windows application and file servers to seamlessly integrated disk, tape, and cloud.

The DPM installation as well as the upgrade process is pretty straightforward. The areas where the DPM installation can get tricky are prerequisites, hardware and software requirements, as well as making sure your operating system is properly updated and patched. All of these things need to be met or completed before you can start the DPM installation.

In this article by Steve Buchanan, author of Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010, shall cover the following topics:

Installing DPM
Installing Single Instance Store (SIS)
Installing DPM (on a local or remote SQL instance)

Prerequisites

In this section we will jump right into the prerequisites for DPM and how to install them as well as the two different ways to install DPM. We will first visit the hardware and software requirements, and a pre-install that is needed before you are able to actually install DPM 2010.

Hardware requirements

DPM 2010 requires a processor of 1 GHz (dual-core or faster), 4 GB of RAM or higher, the page file should be set to 1.5 or 2 times the amount of RAM on the computer. The DPM disk space requirements are as follows:

DPM installation location needs 3 GB free
Database file drive needs 900 MB free
System drive needs 1 GB free
Disk space for protected data should be 2.5 to 3 times the size of the protected data

DPM also needs to be on a dedicated, single purpose computer.

Software requirements

DPM has requirements of both the operating system as well as software that needs to be on the server before DPM can be installed. Let’s take a look at what these requirements are.

Operating system

DPM 2007 can be installed on both a 32-bit and an x64-bit operating systems. However, DPM 2010 is only supported on an x64-bit operating systems. DPM can be installed on a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It is recommended that you install DPM 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2.

DPM can be deployed in a Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2003 Active Directory domain. Be sure to launch the Windows update and completely patch the server before you start the DPM installation, no matter what operating system you decide to use. If you end up using Windows 2008 Server for your DPM deployment you will need to install some hotfixes before you start the DPM installation. The hotfixes are as follows:

FIX: You are prompted to format the volume when a formatted volume is mounted on a NTFS folder that is located on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista (KB971254).
Dynamic disks are marked as “Invalid” on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista. When you bring the disks online, take the disks offline, or restart the computer if Data Protection Manager is installed (KB962975).
An application or service that uses a file system filter driver may experience function failure on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 (KB975759).

Software

By default, DPM will install any software prerequisites automatically if it is not enabled or installed. Sometimes these software prerequisites might fail during the DPM setup. If they do, you can install these manually.

Visit the Microsoft TechNet site for detailed information on installing the software prerequisites.

The following is a list of the software that DPM requires before it can be installed:

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
Windows PowerShell 2.0
Windows Installer 4.5 or later versions
Windows Single Instance Store (SIS)
Microsoft Application Error Reporting

NOTE: It is recommended that you manually install Single Instance Store on your server before you even begin the DPM 2010 installation. We shall see a step by step installation along with a detailed explanation of Single Instance Store.

User privilege requirement

The server that you plan to install DPM on must be joined to a domain before you install the DPM software. In order to join the server to the domain you need to have at least domain administrative privileges. You also need to have administrative privileges on the local server to install the DPM software.

Restrictions

DPM has to be installed on a dedicated server. It is best to make sure that DPM is the only server role running on the server you use for it. You will run into issues if you try to install DPM on a server with other roles on it. The following are the restrictions you need to pay attention to when installing DPM:

DPM should not be installed on a domain controller (not recommended)
DPM cannot be installed on an Exchange server
DPM cannot be installed on a server with System Center Operations Manager installed on it
The server you install on cannot be a node in a cluster

There is one exception—you can install DPM on a domain controller and make it work but this is not supported by Microsoft.

Single Instance Store

Before you install DPM on your server, it is important to install a technology called Single Instance Store (SIS). SIS will ensure you get the maximum performance out of your disk space and reduce bandwidth needs on DPM.

SIS is a technology that keeps the overhead of handling duplicate files low. This is often referred to as de-duplication. SIS is used to eliminate data duplication by storing only one copy of files on backup storage media. SIS is used in storage, mail, and backup solutions such as DPM. SIS helps to lower the costs of bandwidth when copying data across a network as well as needed storage space.

Microsoft has used a single installation store in Exchange since version 4.0. SIS searches a hard disk and identifies duplicate files. SIS then saves only one copy of the files to a central location such as a DPM storage pool. SIS will then replace other copies of the files with pointers that direct you to the copy of the files the SIS repository already has stored.

Installing Single Instance Store (SIS)

The following procedure walks you through the steps required to install SIS:

Click on Start and then click on Run.
In the Run dialog box, type CMD.exe and press OK:
At the command prompt type the following:
```
start /wait ocsetup.exe SIS-Limited /quiet /norestart
```
And then press Enter.

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Restart the server.
To ensure the installation of SIS went okay, check for the existence of the SIS registry key.
Click on Start, then click Run.
In the Run dialog box, type regedit and press OK.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ SIS:

If the SIS key is shown (as in the screenshot) in the registry it would mean that Single Instance Store (SIS) is installed properly and you can be sure to get the maximum performance out of your disk space on the DPM server.

Installing DPM

Now we move on to the actual installation of DPM. This section is divided into two parts:

Installing DPM on a local SQL instance
Installing DPM on a remote SQL instance

Installing DPM using a local instance of SQL Server 2008

To begin your installation of DPM using a local instance of SQL Server 2008, you will need to complete the following steps:

Launch the DPM 2010 installer from the disk and select the Review System Requirements option.
This will bring you to a TechNet site where you can learn more about DPMs requirements.NOTE: You do not need to install DPM Management Shell because it will be installed with DPM.
Close the web browser when you are finished.
Go back to the splash launch screen. Click on Install Data Protection Manager this time.
On the next screen accept the licensing terms.
A window will pop up and copy the temporary setup files for the DPM installation.
Click on Next on the Data Protection Manager Setup Wizard Welcome screen.(Move the mouse over the image to enlarge it.)
This next screen runs the prerequisite check on the server you are attempting to install DPM on. If there are any issues with this server the Prerequisite check will let you know and you will need to fix them before the installation will allow you to continue. After you have fixed the issues that arose, you will need to click on Check Again before the installation will let you click on Next.NOTE: The DPM installation stops the Removable Storage service, before it will continue installing DPM 2010.Click on Next to continue with the installation.
On the Product registration screen, enter your username, company name, product key, and the number of licenses that you have purchased. Then click on Next.
The Installation settings screen lists your installation directories as well as the type of SQL instance and gives you the option to choose a local dedicated SQL instance or a remote SQL instance as well as your DPM installation path. Once you have confirmed your installation settings click on Next.
On the Security settings screen, input a password. When you install a local SQL instance, DPM creates a local account that is used for the SQL Server and SQL Agent services.
Click on Next, then on the Microsoft Update Opt-In screen choose Use Microsoft Update when I check for updates and click Next:
On the next screen choose one of the two options and click Next.
Review your installation settings and click Install.
The next screen gives you the status of the SQL installation and the DPM installation as it progresses along.
Once the installation is complete click on Close.

That’s it; Data Protection Manager 2010 is installed. Below you will see how to install DPM using a remote SQL instance.

Installing DPM using a remote instance of SQL Server 2008

Before you begin your installation of DPM on a remote SQL instance, there are a few tasks you need to ensure are complete on your remote SQL Server first. These tasks are:

Before you install DPM, you must install a new, dedicated instance of SQL Server 2008 SP1
When you install the SQL Server, keep the default failure audit settings, enable password policy checking, and assign a strong password to the SA account
Install SQL Database engine and SQL Reporting Services components only
Make sure the remote SQL 2008 server has SP1 installed. This must also be Standard or Enterprise Edition
Make sure the account that you log onto the DPM server with is a domain user and that this account is a member of the local administrators group on the server that the remote SQL instance is on and the SQL Server sysadmin fixed server role on the computer running the remote instance of SQL Server
On the remote SQL Server, enable the Named Pipes protocol for the instance that you are going to install the DPM database on
In order for DPM to access the SQL Server through its firewall, configure an incoming exception for sqlservr.exe for the instance that you are going to place the DPM database on to allow port 80 on TCP protocolNOTE: If you are installing SQL Server on Windows Server 2008 R2, a compatibility warning might appear. Select Run program, and then proceed with the SQL Server 2008 installation. For more information see the following page.

By completing the above tasks your remote SQL Server should be prepared for your DPM database. Now let’s get to the installation:

Launch the DPM 2010 installer.NOTE: You do not need to install the DPM Management Shell because it will be installed with DPM.
Click on Install Data Protection Manager.
On the next screen accept the licensing terms.
A window will pop up and copy the temporary setup files for the DPM installation.
Click on Next on the Welcome screen.
This next screen runs the Prerequisite check on the server you are attempting to install DPM on. If there are any issues with this server the Prerequisite check will let you know and you will need to fix them before the installation will allow you to continue. After you have fixed the issues that came up you will need to click Check Again before the installation will let you click on Next.NOTE: The DPM installation stops the Removable Storage service, before it continues with installing DPM 2010.
Click Next to continue with the installation.
On the Product registration screen, enter your username, company name, product key, and the number of licenses that you have purchased then click Next:
The Installation settings screen lists your installation directories as well as the type of SQL instance and gives you the option to choose a local dedicated SQL instance or a remote SQL instance as well as your DPM installation path.NOTE:This time you need to select an existing instance. You will notice on the left-hand side it does not list the SQL Settings. When you click Next you will need to enter the settings for the remote SQL instance.
Once you have confirmed your installation settings click on Next.(Move the mouse over the image to enlarge it.)
Fill in your existing SQL instance along with credentials in the SQL Settings screen and click on Next.
Enter a password for DPM in the Security settings and click on Next.
Then on the Microsoft Update Opt-In screen, choose Use Microsoft Update when I check for updates and click on Next.
On the next screen, choose one of the two options and click on Next.
Review your installation settings and click on Install.
The next screen gives you the status of the SQL installation and the DPM installation as it progresses along.
On the next screen click on Close: