One of the great FREE resources that is part of TechNet is their virtual labs. Data Protection Manager 2007 has recently had three new virtual labs added and can give you the jump start you might need in order to implement it or get to know it better. Go have a poke and a prod yourself and try out DPM…You’ll like what it has to offer!
Technical Introduction to DPM 2007 SP1 – a good basic start, with protection and recovery of Exchange 2007 and SQL Server 2005
How to protect SQL Server with DPM 2007 SP1 – more focused on deeper scenarios, including some data migration from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008
How to protect SharePoint with DPM 2007 SP1 – here is your chance to see whole farm protection, with single item restore – nuff said!
Watch soon too for "How to protect Exchange with DPM 2007 SP1" supposedly coming in May
Today sees the release of DPM 2007 SP1. This adds some pretty slick new features for MOSS, SQL 2008 and Hyper-V, but the only draw back is full Hyper-V isn’t actually coming until January when another patch is released…KB 959962 gives more info on that “coming soon” patch. Some other interesting/useful links:
So, I’ve had a systems management backround for a while now and have worked in system management and it’s hard to ignore the momentum Microsoft System Center and its suite is gaining, so I figured I’d set myself a challenge…System Center in a week. Yup, try to learn the bulk of the products, how to install them and how they work – ALL in one week!