Since i have been posting fixes for some small problems in Data Protection Manager 2007, i thought i would post some general info/links as well, that could aid in troubleshooting DPM 2007 problems.
DPM 2007 Troubleshooting Guide: Technet reference to common DPM 2007 problems
Microsoft DPM 2007 Error Code Catalog: Technet reference with all the ID XXX error codes for DPM 2007
Ctrl P – The Data Protection Manager Blog: No further introduction needed
Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager TechCenter: Here you will find all resources for DPM 2007, regarding Support, Learning, Download, …
These sources provide a good starting point in troubleshooting any DPM 2007 problems or just to keep up with the latest developments.
Replica is inconsistent
This must be one of the most common errors in Data Protection Manager 2007, since i have seen this almost every day in my Administrator Console.
After the upgrade to Service Pack 1 for Data Protection Manager 2007 and fixing a minor ‘error ID 207′ problem, some of my protected server reported this error. No consistenty check of recreated recovery point could fix it. Within a second after selecting eihter tasks, this error reappeared.
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After installing Service Pack 1 for Data Protection Manager 2007 and upgrading each of the agents on my servers, most of my protected servers would fail to back up with one of the following errors:
- Replica is inconsistent
- Recovery point creation failed
Only a hand full of jobs completed successfully. Consistency checks would fail also.
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Filed Under (Windows Networking) by Just An Admin on 03-12-2008
In an earlier post a script was published which automatically sends users a warning message/mail when their password is about to expire.
A more simple approach would be to scan the AD for disabled and locked accounts manually or at a set interval, say each morning.
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When using Data Protection Manager to back-up the system state of your servers you will find that a folder with the name DPM_SYSTEM_STATE is created on your C:\ drive on the protected server. When disk space is insufficient to support this additional data, you can alter the location where this data is stored:
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