Using windows maintenance tools on the dpm server, See also – Dell PowerVault DP600 User Manual
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Using Windows Maintenance Tools on the DPM Server
Applying Operating System Updates to the DPM Server
Running Antivirus Software on the DPM Server
See Also
Performing DPM Server Management Tasks
Using Windows Maintenance Tools on the DPM Server
In general, you can add the DPM server to your regular maintenance schedule and use the
maintenance tools provided in Windows Server 2003. However, you need to be aware of some
considerations that apply to a few specific tools when you use them with DPM. Those tools are
listed in the following table.
Windows Maintenance Tools and DPM
Windows Tool
Considerations
Disk Cleanup: Use to remove temporary files,
Internet cache files, and unnecessary program
files.
Disk Cleanup is not available for replica
volumes and recovery points volumes in the
DPM storage pool.
Disk Defragmenter: Use to analyze volumes
for the amount of fragmentation and to
defragment volumes.
You should not run Disk Defragmenter on disks
that are members of the storage pool on the
DPM server. Knowledge Base article 312067
explains the issue with Disk Defragmenter as
follows:
"The System Shadow Copy provider uses a
copy-on-write mechanism that operates at a 16-
KB block level. This is independent of the file
system's cluster allocation unit size. If the file
system's cluster size is smaller than 16 KB, the
System Shadow Copy provider cannot easily
determine that disk defragmentation I/O is
different from typical write I/O, and performs a
copy-on-write operation. This might cause the
Shadow Copy storage area to grow very
quickly. If the storage area reaches its user-
defined limit, the oldest shadow copies are
deleted first."