Pre checks for DPA installation.

Use HTTPs with 9002 port

Windows firewall should be disabled

After installation add licenses

First install data store... then application server

After DPA installation wait for 10 mins

please check the status of the installation ... all should be in deployed status…
<install_dir>\services\applications.

desktop experience role should be added in 2012 windows. If GUI has problems

3741 port should be opened from application to agents

DPA post installation steps

The first time you access the DPA web console, you might see a message indicating that
the DPA Server is starting. This message indicates initialization is in progress, which
cantake approximately 10 minutes to complete.
Ensure that you perform the following steps after installing DPA.
1. If you have upgraded or migrated to 6.1, delete the browsing history/cache in your
browser before using 6.1.
2. (Optional) Verify DPA installation. Before the DPA console allows login, DPA must
complete various initialization tasks. Use the following steps to verify whether
initialization is still in progress or is complete:
a. On the DPA Application server, go to <install_dir>\services\applications.
b. Check the *.rar ; *.ear, and *.war files for *.deployed, *.isdeploying, or .failed
extensions.
– If files have an extension of *.isdeploying, then server initialization is still in progress.
– If files have an extension of *.deployed, then server initialization is complete and you
can login to the DPA web console.
– If files have an extension of *.failed, then server initialization failed; contact EMC
Support.

How to connect to DPA Console –

Logins : administrator / administrator
Add licenses to the DPA server -
• If this is the first time you are running DPA, you are prompted to add a license. Select
Admin > System > Manage Licenses to add, view, and delete licenses.
• If you are migrating from DPA version 5.x to version 6.1SP1, the existing licenses are
migrated with your configuration and data.
For information on purchasing licenses for your DPA installation, contact your EMC sales
representative.

Monitoring EMC NetWorker

Monitor NetWorker either from an agent running on the backup server or remotely using
an agent running on the DPA Server or any other remote computer in the environment.

Before starting the Discovery Wizard

If monitoring NetWorker remotely, the NetWorker client package must be installed on the
agent’s host. The NetWorker module uses commands such as jobquery and nsradmin to
communicate with the NetWorker server and requires access to the binaries within the
NetWorker client package.
If monitoring NetWorker 7.6 or later remotely, the DPA user and the proxy host must be
added to the Users list of the NetWorker Administrators User Group. For example, if you
are monitoring NetWorker remotely from the host DPAAgentHost and the agent is running
as the Windows user DPAAgent, the following line must be added to the Users list of the
properties for Administrators:

user=DPAAgent,host=DPAAgentHost

Before you start the Discovery Wizard, you will need to know the resolvable hostname or
IP address of the NetWorker server.

Monitoring EMC Data Domain

DPA monitors EMC Data Domain backup appliances. For EMC DDOS 4.8, only Tape Drive
and Tape Library Status and Configuration information is returned.

Before starting the Discovery Wizard

SNMP on port 161 and SSH on port 22 must be enabled on the EMC Data Domain backup
appliance. You also need to set the SNMP community string. This can be done from the
command line.
To enable SNMP on the EMC Data Domain appliance:
1. Log on to the EMC Data Domain appliance console using the sysadmin account.

2. Type the following command to check the existing configuration:

snmp show ro­communities
snmp add ro­community <string> hosts <host IP address>

where <string> is the selected community string (for example, public) and <host IP
address> is the IP address of the DPA Agent that you are using to monitor the Data
Domain. You will have to disable and re-enable SNMP for the new string to take effect.

snmp disable
snmp enable

If you are not using a community string of public, you must change the community string
used in the EMC Data Domain Credential.

3. Edit the EMC DPA Data Domain SSH Credential to specify an SSH username and
password configured on the Data Domain device. Go to Admin > System > Manage
Credentials in the DPA web console.
SNMP settings can also be set through the System Settings tab of the EMC Data Domain
Enterprise Manager interface.

Test data collection

After at least 10 minutes of letting the request run, run a report from the object that should
include data (for example, Backup Job Summary or a configuration report).

Backup of the datastore server

It is best practice to back up the DPA Datastore server regularly and particularly prior to
making any major change to DPA such as upgrading to a newer version or migrating to
new hardware. An export of the Datastore server contents is part of an overall backup of
the DPA instance.
Exporting and importing a DPA Datastore server is supported only on the same version of
the DPA Datastore server.

Exporting the DPA Datastore server to a file

With this export command, a complete and consistent copy of the Datastore server is
exported to the local file system, in a location that can optionally be specified.
The default file name of the export is: datastore-<date-and-time>.
Type the following command from a command line prompt.

dpa datastore export [options]

The exported Datastore file is saved to the same directory where the export command
was run.
To save the exported Datastore file to a specific directory, specify the location at the end
of the command line. For example, the following command line exports the file to C:\
because that is the location specified:
C:\Program Files\EMC\DPA\services\bin>dpa datastore export C:\

Reports - > Use DPA Lab guide for guidance.

1. Backup Summary Report.

2. Backup Report Card