Evaluating DPM 2007 - Questions

I'm in the process of evaluating DPM 2007 for use in our data center 
and I want to make sure I'm understanding a few things properly.

1) When protecting a SQL 2005 server, if a particular database size 
grows beyond the intial replication size set during the setup of the 
protection group, I need to manually go in and adjust the disk 
allocation for that database.

2) When protecting a SQL 2005 server, if I select the entire SQL server 
(meaning all databases under that server will be selected) and then add 
a new database the next day, that new dtabase will not be protected 
unless I first modify the protection group to add the new database.

Are both of these statements true?  or am I missing something?

Yes. Both of these statements are true. You will get DPM Alert for the first 
scenario below. For the second scenario, you need to add the database for 
protection manually.

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Madhan S

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"Scott Frazer" <sfrazer@duoconsulting.com> wrote in message 
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> I'm in the process of evaluating DPM 2007 for use in our data center and I

> want to make sure I'm understanding a few things properly.
>
> 1) When protecting a SQL 2005 server, if a particular database size grows 
> beyond the intial replication size set during the setup of the protection 
> group, I need to manually go in and adjust the disk allocation for that 
> database.
>
> 2) When protecting a SQL 2005 server, if I select the entire SQL server 
> (meaning all databases under that server will be selected) and then add a 
> new database the next day, that new dtabase will not be protected unless I

> first modify the protection group to add the new database.
>
> Are both of these statements true?  or am I missing something?
>
> 

Hi Scott,

1) Yes you need to.DPM Intelligently calculate the size require for the 
protected Data Source, with taking account the retention range, Data Source 
size and logchange etc.
But if you DB size grows then you need to increase the allocation of the 
disk.

2) No, If you select the root node then all the nodes present and nodes 
which will come later will also be included in the protection group.


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Mukul

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"Scott Frazer" <sfrazer@duoconsulting.com> wrote in message 
news:2008041610523416807-sfrazer@duoconsultingcom...
> I'm in the process of evaluating DPM 2007 for use in our data center and I

> want to make sure I'm understanding a few things properly.
>
> 1) When protecting a SQL 2005 server, if a particular database size grows 
> beyond the intial replication size set during the setup of the protection 
> group, I need to manually go in and adjust the disk allocation for that 
> database.
>
> 2) When protecting a SQL 2005 server, if I select the entire SQL server 
> (meaning all databases under that server will be selected) and then add a 
> new database the next day, that new dtabase will not be protected unless I

> first modify the protection group to add the new database.
>
> Are both of these statements true?  or am I missing something?
>
> 

Sorry, my answer for second option was for file system
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Mukul

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"Mukul Shekhawat [MSFT]" <mukuls@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
message 
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> Hi Scott,
>
> 1) Yes you need to.DPM Intelligently calculate the size require for the 
> protected Data Source, with taking account the retention range, Data 
> Source size and logchange etc.
> But if you DB size grows then you need to increase the allocation of the 
> disk.
>
> 2) No, If you select the root node then all the nodes present and nodes 
> which will come later will also be included in the protection group.
>
>
> -- 
> Thanks
> Mukul
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights
> "Scott Frazer" <sfrazer@duoconsulting.com> wrote in message

> news:2008041610523416807-sfrazer@duoconsultingcom...
>> I'm in the process of evaluating DPM 2007 for use in our data center
and 
>> I want to make sure I'm understanding a few things properly.
>>
>> 1) When protecting a SQL 2005 server, if a particular database size
grows 
>> beyond the intial replication size set during the setup of the
protection 
>> group, I need to manually go in and adjust the disk allocation for that

>> database.
>>
>> 2) When protecting a SQL 2005 server, if I select the entire SQL server

>> (meaning all databases under that server will be selected) and then add
a 
>> new database the next day, that new dtabase will not be protected
unless 
>> I first modify the protection group to add the new database.
>>
>> Are both of these statements true?  or am I missing something?
>>
>>
>
>