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You have two servers configured as shown in the following table. Server 2 is backed up to Microsoft Azure by using DPM. You need to perform an on-demand backup of Server 2 to Azure. The Backup must…
The correct answer is A. Select the Create a recovery point by using incremental backup option. Create a recovery point for B. Create a recovery point for short-term protection, select the Create a recovery point without. For an on-demand DPM backup to Azure containing the most recent files from Server2, you can either create an incremental online recovery point directly or create a short-term recovery point first and then transfer that current snapshot to Azure.
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You have two servers configured as shown in the following table. Server 2 is backed up to Microsoft Azure by using DPM. You need to perform an on-demand backup of Server 2 to Azure. The Backup must contain the most recent files from Server2. What are two possible ways to achieve the goal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
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- ASelect the Create a recovery point by using incremental backup option. Create a recovery point for
- BCreate a recovery point for short-term protection, select the Create a recovery point without
- CCreate a recovery point for short-term protection, select the Create a recovery point after
- DSelect the Create a recovery point by using express full backup option. Create a recovery point for
- ECreate a recovery point for short-term protection, select the Only synchronize option, and then
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(21 responses)- A81% (17)
- C10% (2)
- D5% (1)
- E5% (1)
Why each option
For an on-demand DPM backup to Azure containing the most recent files from Server2, you can either create an incremental online recovery point directly or create a short-term recovery point first and then transfer that current snapshot to Azure.
The incremental backup option synchronizes only the changed data blocks from Server2 before writing the recovery point to Azure, ensuring the online copy reflects the most recent file state at the time the on-demand backup is initiated.
Creating a short-term recovery point first captures the current state of Server2 to the local DPM replica, and then creating an Azure recovery point from that already-synchronized state transfers the most recent snapshot to Azure without requiring a redundant synchronization pass.
Creating a recovery point triggered after a scheduled or conditional event does not constitute an immediate on-demand backup and cannot guarantee the most recent file state is captured at the moment of the user's request.
The express full backup option transmits a complete copy of all protected data rather than just recent changes, which is unnecessarily resource-intensive for an on-demand task when incremental options already capture the latest files.
The 'Only synchronize' option updates the DPM replica disk to reflect current file state but does not create a recovery point, meaning no restorable backup snapshot is actually written to Azure.
Concept tested: DPM on-demand Azure backup recovery point creation options
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/dpm/back-up-azure
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