DPM Server Software Requirements:

The SYSTEM Center Data PROTECTION Manager (DPM) 2010 server REQUIRES a 64-bit version of a supported operating system and requires a supported 64-bit or 32-bit version of SQL Server 2008 SP1, Enterprise or Standard Edition, for the DPM database.

The DPM server must be INSTALLED on a computer that is running the 64-bit version of one of the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2008 R2, Standard or Enterprise Edition.
• Windows Server 2008, Standard or Enterprise Edition.

DPM Server Hardware Requirements:

DPM is designed to run on a dedicated, single-purpose server. The DPM server should not be installed on any of the following:

• A computer on which the Application Server role is installed.
• A computer that is a System Center Operations Manager management server.
• A computer on which Exchange Server is running.
• A computer that is a node of a cluster.

Network Requirements:

• The DPM server must be deployed within a Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003 Active Directory domain. The domain controllers can be running Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2003 R2 Server.
• DPM 2010 supports protecting servers across domains; however, you must ESTABLISH two-way trust relationship across the domains prior to protecting the computers.
• The DPM server requires persistent connectivity with the servers and desktop computers that it protects.

DPM Server Software Requirements:

The System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 server requires a 64-bit version of a supported operating system and requires a supported 64-bit or 32-bit version of SQL Server 2008 SP1, Enterprise or Standard Edition, for the DPM database.

The DPM server must be installed on a computer that is running the 64-bit version of one of the following operating systems:

DPM Server Hardware Requirements:

DPM is designed to run on a dedicated, single-purpose server. The DPM server should not be installed on any of the following:

Network Requirements: