Install Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2012

Simple Instructions

• Install the server with Windows 2012 (X64) Standard R2
• Attach the server to an Active Directory domain
• Perform all Windows Updates
• Ensure .NET 4.0 for 3.5 are installed
• Download the installation media
• Install SQL 2012 SP1
• Update SQL 2012 to SP2
• Install DPM 2012 R2
• Update DPM 2012 R2 to Latest Rollup

SQL Installation

• Product key should be automatically populated
• SQL Server feature installation -> Select All
• Shared feature directory : D:\Microsoft SQL Server\
• Shared feature directory (x86) : D:\Microsoft SQL Server (x86)\
• Default Instance -> Instance ID : MSSQLSERVER
• Instance Root Directory : D:\Microsoft SQL Server\
• Although all has been configured for D:, disk space requirement for C: will show as 5010MB, safe to ignore.
• Change SQLSERVERAGENT to running on a domain account.
• Change MSSQLSERVER to running on a domain account.
• Change ReportServer to running on a domain account.
• Install SQL in Mixed Mode, create a SA account in TechDB.
• Add users into SQL Administrators : %DOMAIN%\graphite.rack, %DOMAIN%\ukfast.support
• Add users into Analysis Services : %DOMAIN%\graphite.rack, %DOMAIN%\ukfast.support
• Reporting Services : Install and configure.
• Add users into Distributed Replay Controller service : %DOMAIN%\graphite.rack, %DOMAIN%\ukfast.support
• Distributed Replay Client Controller Name : MSSQLSERVER
• No Error Reporting
• Once installation has completed, run Windows Updates again.

DPM Installation

• Run the installation media
• On the Prerequisites check select "Use the dedicated instance of SQL server" (unless you plan on having a remote instance of SQL).
• Enter the hostname of the DPM Server and click Check.
• Restart server after Prerequisites check
• Run the installation media
• On the Prerequisites check select "Use the dedicated instance of SQL server" (unless you plan on having a remote instance of SQL).
• Enter the hostname of the DPM Server and click Check.
• On the Product registration page enter the product key
• On the Installation settings page change the Installation location to a large partition (D:\DPM). You will need to make the DPM folder.
• The next pages are all default and the installation should proceed...
• Perform Windows Updates

Post Installation Tasks

• Ensure the DC have connected the storage disks.
• Confirm they appear in Disk Management, the disk is Online and Initialized but not formatted.
• Open DPM Console -> Click Management -> Click Disks and then click Add
• Add the required disk(s). (Initialise as GPT if over 2TB)
• Add Target Servers to Domain
• Management -> Agents -> Install -> Deploy to Domain Controller and Target Servers.
• Create Protection Groups
  • Shares and Volumes
  • System States
  • SQL Instances