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DPM 2022 - Restore Test Strategy
I was disappointed to see DPM 2022 still does not include "boot from backup storage" features that are a staple amongst competitor products, like Veeam, Datto, Unitrends, etc. Now that DPM 2022 has iSCSI mount point management for item-level replication, I'm surprised this wasn't added. To me, more important than providing instant recovery of a VM (albeit in a reduced performance capacity), the biggest benefit of this feature is it allows instant backup verification of VMs. These products will boot the VM in a sandbox, verify it's running and even run custom test scripts. Then it just tosses out the test VM and reports the results. Nothing beats a manual complete restore test, but this is a great daily check that goes above and beyond a simple consistency check. So other than wishing for this feature, I'm wondering of the community has any strategies to automate daily/weekly restore tests for data integrity between the big annual/semiannual/quarterly restore test that we *ahem* should be doing?1.1KViews0likes0CommentsHow to change Virtual Hard Disk Path when creating new VM in Windows Admin Center
I have a Windows Server 2019 Storage Spaces Direct cluster. There are multiple S2D volumes. I place different VMs on different volumes for different performance considerations. I'm trying to learn WAC more. I can't figure out how to change the path for the Virtual Hard Disks. When I select a different path in the create VM dialog, it only changes the configuration path. The storage stays the same. See below.6.6KViews0likes7CommentsSCOM Management Pack for ATP?
I can't seem to find one, but I'm wondering what the timing is for a Management Pack for ATP? Or if there is a third party solution? The ATA management pack is simple, but exactly what I need. It surfaces all alerts into the SCOM so that can be my single pane of glass. I'd like to have that for ATP so that there is one less portal I have to check. Any suggestions or workarounds are welcome! EDIT: UserVoice suggestion for a SCOM MP:https://microsoftsecurity.uservoice.com/forums/905791-azure-advanced-threat-protection-ata-in-the-cloud/suggestions/35735290-system-center-operations-manager-scom-management3.2KViews0likes7Comments