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Backup metadata enumeration failed - sharepoint error

Sameer — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:17:14 GMT

We are using DPM2010 and Sharepoint 2010. Recently since last couple of days, we started seeing this error - "Backup metadata enumeration failed" for our Sharepoint servers. All the other backups are working fine, except the sharepoint.
We tried rebooting the server, restarting the services, trying this - http://www.itwalkthru.com/2010/10/dpm-2010-and-sharepoint-2010-metadata.html, but nothing has helped so far.

Anyone else experienced this and resolved it?
Thanks for your help in Advance
-Sameer

Re: Backup metadata enumeration failed - sharepoint error

Sameer — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:29:18 GMT

Thanks Tommy. I opened a case with msft. Will update on how we resolve this..

DPM 2010 Tapes

HirenTata — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:32:56 GMT

How can I tell how much free space is left on a tape in DPM 2010

Re: DPM 2010 Tapes

Tommy Gunn — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:05:08 GMT

There is no real absoute way to determine that. DPM will show the amount of data sent to the tape drive in the DPM UI for each tape, but if you select the option to compress the data during backup, then the space used on the tape will be less than what is displayed. Typical hardware compression is ~2:1 - so if your tape is 800GB native, you can figure DPM will show ~1.6TB written the tape before we fill it. Of course the compression rate varies based on the data type.

Re: Backup metadata enumeration failed - sharepoint error

Tommy Gunn — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:03:35 GMT

Sameer, kind of an obscure issue I think. I've seen this error in my environment and the iwalkthru.com was helpful. Also see this one - http://www.lennaerts.com/?p=41

Re: Backup metadata enumeration failed - sharepoint error

Sameer — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:44:18 GMT

Not much DPM help on SCC? :)

Re: Backup metadata enumeration failed - sharepoint error

Sameer — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:18:06 GMT

also tried this, but could find the regkey on my server -

In Registry, you should find the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\14.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension

14.0 is the version which equals sharepoint 2010

However, you should also find the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\12.0\

Therefore, DPM thinks that sharepoint 2003 installed, which is a different logic as sharepoint 2010 and therefore DPM fails in doing the metadata enumeration.

DPM 2010

HirenTata — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:37:59 GMT

Is there possible to encrypt and compress data on tape in DPM 2010 or 2012 ?

I mean can we do both things encrypt as well as compress data as well, as we are reaching tape capacity
Thanks
Hiren

Update DPM 2010 to 2012

HirenTata — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:31:18 GMT

Hi

I have done some research and came to know that updating DPM 2010 to 2012 is quite simple.

but is any one has step by step guide to perform it ?

Thanks
Hiren

RE: Update DPM 2010 to 2012

kgreeneit — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:34:48 GMT

Hi there Hiren,

Sorry for the late response to your query but if you're still looking for a step-by-step guide on upgrading DPM 2010 to DPM 2012, then take a look at these posts that I put together a while back guiding you through the process:

http://kevingreeneitblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/upgrading-system-center-dpm-2010-to-dpm.html

Hope this helps!

Kevin.

DPM 2010 to Cloud for Secondary Storage

dhannifin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:15:53 GMT

I remember reading about the Iron Mountain cloud based backup solution for DPM a few years ago but can no longer find references to this. Does it still exist? Are there other products/providers that will allow me to backup my secondary copy to the cloud (D2D2Cloud) ? I assume this could be possible via some type of VTL configuration. Any info on this would be helpful.

Thanks!

Dustin

Re: DPM Backup List

Tommy Gunn — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:50:04 GMT

Which versions of DPM did you test on?

RE: Re: DPM Backup List

HirenTata — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:49:39 GMT

DPM 2010

DPM Backup List

HirenTata — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:38:24 GMT

Hi,

is there any way in DPM or using powershell i can export list of backup resources.

like at the moment i m doing backup of 12 server using dpm, but i need a list on which server which drive or resources is being backup.

Thanks
Hiren

RE: DPM Backup List

HirenTata — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:07:51 GMT

I've found powershell script to export list of recoverypoint and that works for me.

here is link to download script
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/ff6a458f-9386-464c-876d-5d34ad541197

Re: DPM Add-BackupNetwork with Hyper-V Cluster

Buchatech — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:00:34 GMT

Hi RichardM82,

I do not think you will run into problems with your cluster by having having management and backup network IP's in DNS. You will specify the backup networks in DPM and you will specify needed networks in the cluster as well.

DPM Add-BackupNetwork with Hyper-V Cluster

RichardM82 — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:34:34 GMT

Hi,

This might be a stupid question, but can I setup a normal Hyper-V cluster, but add another NIC for a DPM backup network - with both the management traffic IP and the DPM network IP registering in DNS?

Do I have to use hosts files, or should I just run all DPM traffic over teh management port?

AD DC/DNS: 10.0.0.1
Cluster vIP: 10.0.0.2
HostA: 10.0.0.3 / 192.168.1.3

HostB: 10.0.0.4 / 192.168.1.4

DPM: 10.0.0.5 / 192.168.1.5

Will the cluster get in a mess if DNS has both the management/AD and the DPM network IPs registered in DNS?

RE: DPM + SQL 2008 Cluster

HirenTata — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:29:44 GMT

thanks for input, I have installed agent on both node and found that able to protect my sql cluster using dpm.

Thansk
Hiren

RE: DPM + SQL 2008 Cluster

Buchatech — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:13:22 GMT

Hi HirenTata,

DPM is cluster aware so there is nothing special in regards to protecting a SQL cluster. DPM is able to follow the database as it is failed over from one node to another. Go in and protect your SQL databases as you would normally.

RE: DPM + Linux

Buchatech — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:18:31 GMT

Another option is to use EDPM appliance. This would however backup the data on Linux directly.
http://www.evault.com/products/data-backup-software/microsoft-backup-recovery/index.html

RE: DPM + Linux

Tommy Gunn — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:22:54 GMT

If you dump the files to a Windows server or Windows-compatible file share, you can then back it up with DPM.