Protected
computers Computer requirements
File servers You can protect file servers on any of the following operating systems:
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2), Core, Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions
Before you can protect a file server running Windows Server 2003 SP2, you must apply the following updates:
Knowledge Base article 940349: Update for Windows Server 2003 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186465).
The hotfix described in Knowledge Base article 975759: An application or service that uses a file system filter driver may experience function failure on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=185943).
Windows Server 2008, Core, Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions
Before you can protect a file server running Windows Server 2008, you must apply the following updates:
The hotfix described in Knowledge Base article 977381: The DFS Replication service may stop responding when it initializes the replication process for the replicated folders on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186472).
The hotfix described Knowledge Base article 975759: An application or service that uses a file system filter driver may experience function failure on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=185943).
Windows Server 2008 R2, Core, Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions
Before you can protect a file server running Windows
Server 2008 R2, you must apply the hotfix described in Knowledge Base article 977381: The DFS Replication service may stop responding when it initializes the replication process for the replicated folders on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186472).
Computers running SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Service Pack (SP4), Standard, Enterprise, Workgroup, Compact, and Express Editions
Before you can protect a computer running SQL Server 2000 on Windows Server 2003 SP2, you must apply Knowledge Base article 940349: Update for Windows Server 2003
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186465).
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with SP1, SP2, or SP3, Standard, Enterprise, Workgroup, Compact, and Express Editions
Before you can protect a computer running SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2003 SP2, you must apply Knowledge Base article 940349: Update for Windows Server 2003
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186465).
Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Standard, Enterprise, Workgroup, and Compact, Express Editions
Important
Before you can start protecting computers running SQL Server 2005 SP1, you must start the SQL Server VSS Writer service. By default, the SQL Server VSS Writer service is turned on for computers running SQL Server 2005. To start the SQL Server VSS Writer service, in the Services console, right-click SQL Server VSS writer, and then click Start.
Computers running Exchange Server
Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Standard and Enterprise Editions
Before you can protect a computer running Exchange Server 2003 on Windows Server 2003 SP2, you must apply Knowledge Base
article 940349: Update for Windows Server 2003 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186465).
Exchange Server 2007, Standard and Enterprise Editions
Before you can protect Exchange Server 2007 data in a Clustered Continuous Replication (CCR) configuration, you must apply Knowledge Base article 940006: Description of Update Rollup 4 for Exchange 2007 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=99291).
Exchange Server 2010
Important
The eseutil.exe and ese.dll versions that are installed on the most recent release of Exchange Server must be the same versions that are installed on the DPM server.
In addition, you must update eseutil.exe and ese.dll on the DPM server if they are updated on a computer running Exchange Server after applying an upgrade or an update.
For more information about updating eseutil.exe and ese.dll, see Eseutil.exe and Ese.dll.
Computers running Virtual Server
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1
Microsoft Virtual Server 2008 (non-clustered and clustered)
Note
To protect virtual machines for online backups, we recommend that you install Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Updated Additions (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=84271).
Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V
Before you can protect a computer running Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V, you must apply the following updates:
Knowledge Base article 948465: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186532).
The hotfix described in Knowledge Base article 971394: A backup of virtual machines fails when you use the Hyper-V VSS writer to back up virtual machines concurrently on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186554).
Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V
Before you can protect a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V, you must apply the following updates:
For a clustered or non-clustered computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V, apply the hotfix described in Knowledge Base article 975354: A Hyper-V update rollup package is available for a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186556).
For a clustered computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 with
article 975921: You may be unable to perform certain disk-related operations after an exception when a hardware provider tries to create a snapshot in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186558).
Windows SharePoint Services
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Before you can protect a computer running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, you must apply the update in Knowledge Base article 941422: Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=100392).
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) Before you can protect Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 data, you must do the following:
Start the Windows SharePoint Services VSS Writer service on the Windows SharePoint Services server and then provide the protection agent with credentials for the Windows SharePoint Services farm.
Install the SQL Server Client components on the front-end Web server of the Windows SharePoint Services farm that DPM is going to protect. For information about installing SQL Server 2008
components, see How to: Install SQL Server 2008 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=110346).
If you use the Office SharePoint Server Search service, before you can protect Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 data, you must apply the following updates:
The update in Knowledge Base article 951695: Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186530).
The update in Knowledge Base article 941422: Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=100392).
Windows SharePoint Services 4.0 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Before you can protect a computer running Office SharePoint Server 2007, you must apply the update in Knowledge Base article 941422: Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=100392).
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) If you use the Office SharePoint Server Search service, before you can protect Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 data, you must apply the following updates:
The update in Knowledge Base article 951695: Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint
Services 3.0(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186530).
The update in Knowledge Base article 941422: Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=100392).
Office SharePoint Server 2010
Important
Before you can protect a computer running any version of SharePoint Services or SharePoint Server on Windows
Server 2003 SP2, you must apply the update in Knowledge Base article 940349: Update for Windows Server 2003
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186465).
Shared disk clusters
File servers
SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) SQL Server 2008
Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) Exchange Server 2007
Exchange Server 2010 Hyper-V
Non-shared disk clusters
Exchange Server 2007 Exchange Server 2010
Workstations Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later
Note
The end-user restore feature is not enabled on Windows XP computers.
Windows Vista or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Windows 7 Client