Chapter 10. Step 5: Design the DPM Server
In Step 4, the data sources that require protection were organized into protection groups and the storage was designed to hold the protected data. In this step, the DPM server will be designed.
The DPM server performs backup and restore IO. It processes the incoming data from replica creation, synchronization, and incremental and express full backups, as well as writing to the storage media. When a restore is required, it must read and assemble the appropriate data from storage, then send it across the network to the protected computer.
The DPM server also administers the environment; it manages and stores the DPM configuration including the protection groups, and it produces reports.
Task 1: Determine the ...
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