Recovering dpm servers, How to recover dpm databases, How to recover dpm replicas – Dell PowerVault DP600 User Manual
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Recovering DPM Servers
If the server is inaccessible, set up a new server either by restoring the DPM server image using
DPM System Recovery Tool (SRT) or installing the operating system and applications, including
DPM, and then restoring the DPM database and replicas.
When you recover a primary DPM server, you must reestablish protection for the computers that
were previously protected by the DPM server.
For more information about recovering a DPM server by using DPM SRT, see "Bare Metal
Recovery" in DPM SRT Help.
In This Section
How to Reestablish Protection After Recovering the Primary DPM Server
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How to Recover DPM Databases
When recovering the DPM database files, ensure that the location on the DPM computer where
you restore the files is secure.
To recover the DPM database when the database is corrupt
1. Uninstall DPM and retain the disk-based replicas.
2. Delete the DPM database.
3. Install a new instance of DPM server.
4. Import the latest DPM tape backup and recover the database to an alternate location, or
recover the database as a file from the secondary DPM server.
5. Run DPMSync dbrestore dbloc location.
6. Run DPMSync sync.
DPMSync takes the DPM service offline and attaches the backed up database to SQL
Server.
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How to Recover DPM Replicas
To recover a DPM replica, you must first run DpmSync to reallocate it. DpmSync marks the
replica as manual replica creation pending. You can only recover the replica when its status in