System Center Data Protection Manager Solution Center

Key Resources

System Center Data Protection Manager Home Page
Visit the System Center Data Protection Manager Home Page for product details, downloads, news, and more.

Try it Now: System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 RTM
System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 RTM is here – a trial version is available.

System Center Data Protection Manager TechCenter on TechNet
The System Center Data Protection Manager TechCenter is the primary resource for IT Professionals providing links to technical resources including articles, webcasts, videos, blogs and community forums.

Learn more about System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 at the TechNet Library
An overview of System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 including resources for evaluating, getting started, deployment planning, operations, setup help, and more.

Learn more about System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 at the TechNet Library
An overview of System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 including resources for getting started, planning, installation, configuration, operations, scripting, and more.

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Top Solutions

How to troubleshoot Data Protection Manager 2007 Protection Agent installation failures
This article discusses how to troubleshoot agent installation errors that may occur when you install a Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Protection Agent on a target server (Error ID: 370).

Hotfix: Dynamic disks are marked as "Invalid" on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
This hotfix addresses the following scenario: dynamic disks are marked as "Invalid" on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista when you bring the disks online, take the disks offline, or restart the computer if Data Protection Manager is installed. Microsoft recommends that customers apply this hotfix on any Windows Server 2008 or Vista platform that is currently using or planning to use dynamic disks, particularly for customers using Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007.

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Blogs

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Self-Support Options

Search the Knowledge Base
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base for technical solutions to common break-fix issues with System Center Data Protection Manager.

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System Center Data Protection Manager TechCenter on TechNet
The System Center Data Protection Manager TechCenter is the primary resource for IT Professionals providing links to technical resources including articles, webcasts, videos, blogs and community forums.

Microsoft Premier Customers
Enterprise customers with a Premier account can visit Microsoft Premier Online for troubleshooting information or to open a support incident with a Microsoft support professional.

Microsoft Partners: Visit the Microsoft Partner Network
Microsoft Partners can select available support options on the Microsoft Partner Portal.

Contact a Microsoft Support Professional via e-mail, online submission or phone.

Paid Incident Support

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Contract Incident Support

Contact a Microsoft Support Professional using your MSDN Subscription
As an MSDN Subscriber, you may be entitled to receive up to four (4) technical support incidents depending on your subscription level. These support incidents can be used to resolve technical break-fix issues in a non-production environment and are the equivalent of paid Professional Support incidents. You can use a technical support incident to find a solution to a production issue if you can replicate that issue in a non-production environment. Learn more.

Microsoft Premier Customers
Enterprise customers with a Premier account can visit Microsoft Premier Online for troubleshooting information or to open a support incident with a Microsoft support professional.

Microsoft Partners: Visit the Microsoft Partner Network
Microsoft Partners can access unlimited online support via the Microsoft Partner Network.

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Additional Support Options

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Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy
Visit the Support Lifecycle Policy page to view Microsoft’s guidelines for product support from availability to end of product lifecycle.

System Center Data Protection Manager Lifecycle Policies

       System Center Data Protection Manager 2010
          System Center Data Protection Manager 2010


       System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
          System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
          System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1


       System Center Data Protection Manager 2006
          System Center Data Protection Manager 2006