supported Tape Libraries for DPM 2012
Hi,I searched for supported Hardware and I can´t find anything. Dell even told me that they only support 2007DPM, so I´m wonderiung whcih Hardware I should use with DPM.In the threads I found, nothing...
View ArticleDPM 2010: How to remove damaged tapes from rotation?
DPM 2010, 2008R2- We have identified 4 damaged tapes in our used tapes. They all are in our weekly rotations so will end up getting called up again. How do you mark a tape as damaged/remove a tape...
View ArticleHP MSL4048, multipath?
Hi,I have read the anouncement in this forum on tape libraries support and the linkedhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh916523.aspxBut basically it hints that we can run tests on an existing...
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Two tape backup jobs in progress at the same time with a single drive library !
Hello,It's not a question. It's a statement.I came across this weird situation where I can see DPM stating that 2 Tape jobs are "in Progress" whereas I only have a single drive library. ??Scenario:The...
View ArticleDPM 2010 backup spilling over onto a 2nd tape
Forums,We have Microsoft DPM 2010 running on an HP X1600 G2 (running Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Standard). Our Protection Group is configured to use short term and long term protection. We also...
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DPM 2012 sp1 crashes when I try to encrypt a tape
I have DPM 2012 SP1 running nicely. I want to encrypt my tapes. I have a CA so I followed this procedure to create a new template and issue a certificate with key to the DPM server.I don't have IIS on...
View ArticleHow to remove old inventory jobs from dpm 2010???
We currently use Microsoft DPM 2010 to backup all servers as well as a few senior employee desktops. DPM was working great until our tape drive broke, we used a dell powervault 124t with a quantum lto...
View Articlerestorable Days with a weekly tape backup.
i have a question about what days i can restore off a weekly tape. This may be a multiple answer question. so help me if you can.My scenario, DPM 2010 and patches that i am aware of.roughly 14 days...
View ArticleDPM 2010 not filling tapes?
Hi guys,This is a new DPM 2010 on a Windows 2008 R2 server, HP Ultrium 1840 SCSI connected. Backups were running fine to these tapes and backup drive with BackupExec.One backup drive attached (though...
View ArticleDPM2012 tape library issue
Hi,We have the following setup and need to achieve Long term backup to tape.1. Configured virtual tape library for DPM 2012. 2. Done rescan/inventory on the DPM console and we are able view the details...
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DPM 2012 SP1 - Detailed Inventory Failed - DPM Can't Dismount (Unload) Tape...
Hi. I really hope that someone help me with this issue. Here is my environment: DPM 2012 SP1 on Windows Server 2012 DELL TL2000 fully upgraded (Library Firmware: B.60 / Drive Firmware: BBH4) Driver...
View ArticleTape expiry period
I can set tape expiry on "weekly" tapes to x weeks. When I set to 4 weeks, there are times that the tapes have not expired when DPM attempts to reuse them. I then have to force expiry. If I set expiry...
View ArticleSkip a tape when the weekend coincides with end of month
When week 4 and end of month both align with the weekend, how can I get DPM to just use the EOM tape? I don't want to come in on holiday to change tapes. This would apply when a long weekend as...
View ArticleDPM and tape verify
I tried to google about this question but I didnt find an answer, the point is : I have a MSL4048 HP library of LTO4 tapes, and as long as LTO tape drives have buit-in mechanism for error detection and...
View ArticleDPM access to tape drive from VM?
I have read through various posts regarding the connection of a physical tape drive to a DPM server running as a Hyper-V guest. The solution that seems to work is with the Starwind iSCSI driver, which...
View ArticleBuying a new Tape Library, Suggestions?
We bought an Overland Tape library a few years ago and it has been nothing but a piece of junk since. We finally have decided to buy a new library and so I could use some advice on some libraries other...
View ArticleDPM error 998
HiI have a DPM 2007 server which has 4 protection groups configured. One of the groups backs up the data to tapes and has some 10 agents configured in it. The tape back backup would run for all the...
View ArticleRestoring from a tape DPM2010
Pop in a tape recorded in May. In the "External tape" is visible on the tape in January 2011 that it - not visible. Papuskayu recatalog (is the order of hours). At the end of January recatalog with...
View ArticleHow to diagnose tape inventry problem
I have a problem in DPM 2012 where a fast inventory and a detailed inventory happens at the start of each PG Backup. This generally is not a problem, except for the fact that one tape drive can take an...
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