Sure they did. A server licensed for Datacenter Edition can run any number of Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter edition vm's. Given that you probably wont the capabilities for Enterprise Edition in a vm during the lifetime of dpm 2007, there's no reason to run DataCenter there. (That I can think of, please educate me. :)
Anders On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 3:36 PM, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > The designers obviously never got the memo on Datacenter Licensing in a > VM….. > > > > *John W. Cook* > > *Systems Administrator* > > *Partnership For Strong Families* > > *315 SE 2nd Ave* > > *Gainesville, Fl 32601* > > *Office (352) 393-2741 x320* > > *Cell (352) 215-6944* > > *Fax (352) 393-2746* > > *MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+* > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:28 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: MS DPM > > > > This is because DPM is intended to be run on a dedicated server. The > designers could not imagine that someone would "waste" a data-center license > for a dedicated DPM server. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > My blog: > http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael<http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/michael> > > I'll be at TEC'2009! http://www.tec2009.com/vegas/index.php > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 26, 2009 9:17 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: MS DPM > > > > I'm investigating. I suspect I know why, but I'll try to get a definitive > answer. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > My blog: > http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael<http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/michael> > > I'll be at TEC'2009! http://www.tec2009.com/vegas/index.php > > > > *From:* John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 26, 2009 8:58 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: MS DPM > > > > (Hijacking thread) As a side note I found out something very disturbing > about DPM – it's not supported on 2008 Datacenter Edition, it won't even > install. Why it will work on lesser versions but not the top of the line is > really is beyond me but I had to restructure my deployment because of this – > thank god for VMWare! > > > > *John W. Cook* > > *Systems Administrator* > > *Partnership For Strong Families* > > *315 SE 2nd Ave* > > *Gainesville, Fl 32601* > > *Office (352) 393-2741 x320* > > *Cell (352) 215-6944* > > *Fax (352) 393-2746* > > *MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+* > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 26, 2009 8:28 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: MS DPM > > > > (tongue in cheek) > > > > With all that information, I'll give you a definite: maybe. > > > > If you can see it on a Windows server, then DPM can "recognize" it. That > doesn't mean that DPM will be able to do anything other than a normal > non-smart backup to it, if it doesn't support either open file agents or > VSS. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > My blog: > http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael<http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/michael> > > I'll be at TEC'2009! http://www.tec2009.com/vegas/index.php > > > > *From:* Phil Thompson [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 26, 2009 7:45 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* MS DPM > > > > Is it possible for MS DPM to recognize a 3rd party NAS? 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