Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager Cookbook

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After you run the SetDPMServer.exe executable with the -isNonDomainServer switch on the workgroup server, you can attach the DPM agent on the DPM server by using the Attach-NonDomainServer.ps1 Windows PowerShell command instead of running the wizard from the DPM console. To do this, you need to run the following command:

.\Attach-NonDomainServer.ps1 -DpmServerName <DPMserverName> -PSName <ProtectedServerName> -UserName <userName> -Password <Password>

Please note that you cannot remove a workgroup server from the DPM console—you can remove the server through the command line only. To do this, you need to run the Remove-ProductionServer.ps1 PowerShell cmdlet as follows: .\Remove-ProductionServer.ps1 -DpmServerName <DPMserverName> ...