How to Protect SharePoint Data Using Microsoft DPM 2007

The focus of Microsoft System Center DataService (VSS) writer to keep a track of any changes
Protection Manager 2007 (DPM) is to protectand quickly adapt to them. Let's consider that a new
different Microsoft Server workloads. It is built toSQL server is added to your SharePoint
protect and recover several Microsoft-basedinfrastructure. SharePoint VSS writer gives this
implementations, including different SharePointinformation to the DPM server. The server responds
Platforms.by adapting to this change. Now if you are a DPM
DPM 2007 seamlessly blends the Continuous Dataadministrator, you just need to acknowledge the
Protection (CDP) technology with traditional backupsnotification displayed in the DPM administrative
done on tapes. When you implement DPM 2007, theconsole. After you acknowledge, the new SQL
DPM server continuously protects the core serverserver is protected the next time the scheduled
workload and provides you with differentSharePoint backup takes place.
combinations of disk and tape backup and recoveryConsistent Protection for All Data Types: A single
solutions.SharePoint infrastructure usually contains many
How DPM Helps Protect Microsoft SharePointdifferent types of data. This includes, files indexed
Simple wizards and workflows of DPM 2007 make itfor Enterprise search, SQL databases, and web and
simple for you to protect your data even if you arefarm servers' metadata. Although this data is of
not a qualified system administrator or hold advanceddifferent types, you need to take adequate
degrees and certifications on various backup andmeasures to protect it. The comprehensive data
storage technologies.backup solution provided by DPM covers all types of
DPM 2007 further simplifies the task by presentingdata stored on different platforms to ensure
the data to be backed up in the same way orcomplete and hassle-free backup solution for your
context in which the users access it. So if you are aSharePoint infrastructure.
SharePoint platform owner or administrator, you canSimplifies Backup: With such a large variety of data
easily manage your backups from the perspective ofmanaged through it, it is tricky to effectively backup
the application. You just need to select thethe SharePoint infrastructure. Many legacy backup
SharePoint Farm you want to protect, and DPM willsolutions have failed miserably to meet SharePoint
automatically understand the components that needbackup goals and have disappointed customers in the
to be backed up.past. DPM 2007 is designed to completely and
How DPM Provides Advanced Protection to youreffectively understand and meet all requirements to
SharePoint Serverprotect SharePoint implementations.
DPM is designed to understand both advanced andNot just, SharePoint 2007, DPM 2007 also provides
distributed architecture of SharePoint Server, whichcomplete support for SharePoint 2003 and SharePoint
makes it a more effective solution to protect your2.0 implementations that do not have native VSS
SharePoint implementation. Let's have a look at somewrite capability. For these, DPM protects the main
of the main benefits:SQL databases and metadata to ensure complete
Easy Adaptability to Change in Technology: DPMprotection.
leverages the SharePoint volume Shadowcopy