A [protection group] is a collection of data sources that share the same protection configuration. Data sources within a protection group are referred to as protection group members.

Prerequisites

For Windows 2003 based servers, run the Windows 2003 KB 940349 update. Download it from the following link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940349

Important: After installing Knowledge Base article 940349 and then restarting the protected server, it is recommended that you refresh the protection agents in [DPM Administration Console]. To refresh the agents, in the [Management] task area, click the [Agents] tab, select the computer, and then in the [Actions] pane, click [Refresh information].

For each for the data sources you want in the protection group, note the following:

  • Data sources that are members of other protection groups and unprotected data sources that reside on a volume already protected by another protection group are displayed but cannot be selected.
  • For file server data, you cannot include data sources from the same file server volume in different protection groups.
  • If a system volume contains user data that you want to protect, it is recommend that you protect the relevant folders or shares individually rather than protecting the whole system volume.
  • You cannot include SQL Server 2005 database snapshots.

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