Deploying the Protection Agent Using the DPM Administration Console
Before data from a data source (machine) can be protected, you must first install a protection agent. These agents are responsible for identifying data that can be protected, tracking changes to that data, and transferring the changes from the protected data source to the DPM server. To deploy the protection agent, you must first ensure that the intended computer meets the following set of prerequisites:
• The computer must have a supported version of Windows for the protection agent, as noted in the “Data Protection Manager Background” section earlier in this chapter.
• Protected volumes must be formatted as NTFS and be at least 1GB.
• A protected computer’s fully qualified ...
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