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Configuring Windows Firewall on the DPM Server. Updated: November 1, 2013 Applies To: System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Data Protection Manager For a protection agent to communicate with the System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) server through a firewall, you must configure exceptions for the firewall.

Configuring Windows Firewall on the DPM Server

The following procedure applies to configuring Windows Firewall. If Windows Firewall is enabled on the DPM server when you install DPM, Setup configures the firewall automatically. For more information about configuring other software or hardware firewalls, consult the vendor documentation. To configure Windows Firewall on a DPM server In Server Manager, expand Configuration and then expand Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. Guided Walkthrough for Troubleshooting Data Protection Manager console issues - The Official System Center Data Protection Manager Team Blog. Event ID 10006 — COM Remote Service Availability. COM+ applications use Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) technology in Microsoft Windows operating systems to communicate and take advantage of Windows services.

Event ID 10006 — COM Remote Service Availability

COM technologies include COM+, DCOM, and ActiveX Controls. COM+ Network Access enables remote invocation of applications that are built with COM+. The firewall exception rule, COM+ Network Access (DCOM In), must be turned on for the TCP protocol and LocalPort 135. Event Details Resolve Ensure that the remote computer is available There is a problem accessing the COM Service on a remote computer. Ensure that the remote computer is online. To perform these procedures, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. Ensure that the remote computer is online To verify that the remote computer is online and the computers are communicating over the network: Open an elevated Command Prompt window. Check the firewall settings and enable the firewall exception rule. System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 agent installation fails with error 319. Pushing the System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 (DPM) agent to a target computer fails with the following error: Install protection agent on name.domain.com failed:Error 319: The agent operation failed because of a communication error with the DPM Agent Coordinator service on name.domain.com.Error details: The RPC server is unavailable (0x800706BA)Recommended action: 1) Verify that name.domain.com is remotely accessible from the DPM server.2) If a firewall is enabled on name.domain.com, make sure that it is not blocking requests from the DPM server.

System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 agent installation fails with error 319

Troubleshooting Protection Agent Installation Issues. Error ID: 270. Updated: September 10, 2010 Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 Error ID 270 — Data Protection Manager At this time, no additional information is available for this error.

Error ID: 270

The information provided below is identical to the error message content. However, your request for more information has been recorded, and additional information might be added to this topic at a future date. To provide feedback about the types of information that would help you resolve this error, please contact the DPM Support Team. Details User Action To resolve this error, do the following: If the agent is not installed on <ServerName>, run DpmAgentInstaller.exe with this DPM computer as a parameter. Using Central Console to administer DPM. Plan for the DPM SQL Server database. Updated: November 1, 2013.

Plan for the DPM SQL Server database

System requirements for System Center 2012 R2 - DPM. Getting Started with System Center 2012 - DPM. System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager. Updated: November 1, 2013 Applies To: System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Data Protection Manager System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) enables disk-based and tape-based data protection and recovery for servers such as SQL Server, Exchange Server, SharePoint, virtual servers, file servers, and support for Windows desktops and laptops.

System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager

DPM can also centrally manage system state and Bare Metal Recovery (BMR). System Center 2012 DPM Central Console in action. IntroductionThe manageability is something that Microsoft has paid extra attention to in the new version of DPM.

System Center 2012 DPM Central Console in action

In the previous versions local logon was needed for all GUI based management. Especially in environments with multiple DPM servers this is pretty inefficient. To change this Microsoft has introduced the Central console in to DPM 2012. The cool thing about this is that the DPM central console is built on top of the System Center Operations Manager console. Many admins are using this console already to monitor their environment and now can use it for DPM administration as well. Download Data Protection Manager 2010 Documentation.