How to Protect SQL Server Databases
The steps used to protect SQL Server databases using DPM are almost identical regardless of whether you are trying to only protect databases on a standalone SQL Server instance or on a SQL Server cluster. For the purposes of this example, the following steps describe how to protect a database located on a standalone SQL Server instance:
1. While logged on to the DPM server as a domain user account that is a member of the local administrators group, open the DPM 2012 Administrator Console.
2. Next, ensure that the SQL Server has the protection agent installed and the agent is reachable with a normal status.
Note
When protecting a SQL Server cluster, all nodes of the cluster should have the DPM protection agent ...
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