External DPM Tapes tab disappears after some time
Hey.I have 2strange problemswith the tapes onDPM2012R2UR8. I'm tryingimporta some tapesfrom anotherDPM2012R2 server.1. Afterimporting the tapes I get an ExternalDPM Tapes tab.But the items thatis in it...
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DPM 2012 R2, tape recovery points showing incorrectly
hi everyone,I'm expiriencing a problem with tape backup. On 1 February, a monthly backup was occured; due to the protection group settings, retention range must be 6 Months, however, the expiration...
View ArticleCannot Erase Tape after R2 upgrade
Hi I have recently upgraded MS DPM2012 SP1 to 2012 R2.I am now faced with the error below :Affected area: - Occurred since: 2/18/2016 9:55:58 AM Description: The detailed inventory of tape failed for...
View ArticleUsing DPM 2012 with a VTL and Tape Library
We are using DPM 2012 SP1 with a HP StoreOnce VTL and a HP MSL tape library. We wanted to use the VTL for the short term protection and the tape library for long term protection. I noticed in DPM you...
View ArticleFind Total Space used by All Tapes in DPM
I have put together a PS script that pulls all of the tapes for active protection groups. In SQL, I found a view that shows me every tape DPM knows about. What I am looking for is a way to see the...
View ArticleDPM 2012 does not see slots in IBM TotalStorage 3573 Tape Library
I have installed DPM 2012 on a Windows 2012 R2 server and it has a SAS connected Dell TL2000 tape library. I have installed the drivers for the drive and library but DPM only shows "Library: IBM...
View ArticleDPM 2012 SP1 and copy library
I am running DPM 2012 SP1 with a HP StoreOnce VTL and a HP MSL 4048 tape library. I want to use the VTL for short term protection and the tape library for long term protection. I have setup a...
View ArticleHow Do I Add Slots To a VTL within DPM 2012
Hi Our regular DPM administrator is off ill and I've been given the task to maintain it just now. One of the jobs to a library is failing as it requires new tapes. Currently, the VTL has two drives...
View ArticleCopy an entire tape from on library to another.
I have a HP StoreOnce virtual tape library that I use for my daily backups. I want to be able to useCopy-DPMTapeData to copy an entire tape from the VTL to a MSL tape library. Is it possible to copy an...
View ArticleLong term tape backup behavior
Hi,We intend to use long term tape backup with tape out at offsite.Assuming that we have 2 sets of tapes and retention of 1 year. This will result in alternate months of data at onsite and offsite at...
View ArticleDPM 2012 R2 U9 - Protection Group Job Not Using Second Drive
Running DPM 2012 R2 U9 in a two-server environment, one physical APP server with 22 TB local storage and a Quantum Scalar i80 four-drive LTO-5 library and one SQL 2012 DB server.Created a protection...
View ArticleDPM 2012 R2 backup to disk but not to tape
Hello, I've a strange problem that started to happen last week. During the week the backup is made to disk, and every saturdays, the backup is made to tape. But this last weekend the tape backup...
View ArticleDPM 2012 R2 - Using DPM Software compression and Tape Hardware Encryption
I am aware that DPM 2012 r2 is unable to do software compression and encryption on the server together. However, does DPM 2012 R2 allow for admins to complete the data compression within the DPM...
View ArticleDPM 2012 SP1 certificate stores gone after in upgrade to Server 2012 R2
I took a test DPM server (DPM 2012 SP1, fully patched) and upgraded the underlying OS from Server 2012 to 2012 R2 (RTM / MSDN)The DPM certificate stores were gone so my tape backups fail.How to avoid...
View ArticleConfigure DPM long-term backup on virtual tape library
Hi all,How can we configure a Virtual Tape Library (VTL) which is a software/appliance that can simulate the tape library with DPM 2012 R2 so that we have long-term backup?After searching I found that...
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Shared tape Library, Client server gives ID:943 "unable to connect to...
HelloI would like to have assistant for this problem, here is a brief description of the DPM layout.I have 2 DPM servers version (4.0.1920), Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, SQL 2008 R2 Sp2 for each DPM...
View ArticleRemove missing tape
Is it possible to remove a tape that is broken or missing?Had some VTL tapes on a disk that crashed.
View ArticleDPM 2012 Sp1 Not Write on Tape
Good day, I have for weeks problems with DPM 2012 Sp1 and an Overland tape drive IBM Utr. 3580 Drive. I have installed the drive, as Overland in a data sheet specifies the appropriate drivers. However,...
View ArticleOracle secure backup with DPM 2012 R2
Dears,Our customer hasoracle secure backup and asked us to integrate it with their DPM 2012 R2 for long term backup. We found it is not possible so customer asked if there is any backup solution that...
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DPM 2012 R2, tape recovery points showing incorrectly
hi everyone,I'm expiriencing a problem with tape backup. On 1 February, a monthly backup was occured; due to the protection group settings, retention range must be 6 Months, however, the expiration...
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