Switching from the primary to secondary DPM server

This recipe will cover how to switch a secondary DPM server to a primary DPM server for a protected data source.

Building a disaster recovery solution also includes controlled failover tests between resources that are part of the plan. This is also applicable to the DPM-DPM-DR scenario that you build up by using primary and secondary DPM servers.

The most common problem, when building a disaster recovery scenario, is that companies and organizations miss the fact that they must verify that their disaster recovery strategy really works on a regular basis. In DPM, this can be verified really easily, either via the DPM server console taking ownership of a protected workload, or via PowerShell creating an automated scenario that will adapt to the business continuity plan that is set and regulated within the company.

How to do it

On the secondary DPM server, you open the DPM console and navigate to the Protection view of the console. Right-click...