Inframon offers a standard 3-day DPM training course that covers everything the IT Administrator needs to know about installing, configuring and managing the DPM environment. This includes the following:

• Planning a DPM 2007 deployment
• Hardware & Software requirements
• Security Requirements
• Network Requirements
• Hardware Requirements
• Software Prerequisites
• DPM Server Operating System Prerequisites
• DPM Server Software Prerequisites
• Protected Computer Software Prerequisites
• Installing DPM 2007
• Installing SQL Server 2005
• Installing a dedicated instance of SQL Server 2005
• Installing SQL Server 2005 on a Remote Instance
• Installing DPM 2007
• Configuring DPM 2007
• Getting Started with Configuring DPM
• Required Configuration Tasks
• Adding Disks to the Storage Pool
• Configuring Tape Libraries
• Installing and Configuring Protection Agents
• Configuring Windows Firewall on the DPM Server
• Installing Protection Agents
• Installing Protection Agents behind a Firewall
• Installing Protection Agents Using a Server Image
• Installing Protection Agents Manually
• Creating Protection Groups
• Selecting Members for the Protection Group
• Specifying Exchange Protection Options
• Selecting a Name and Protection Method for the Protection Group
• Specifying Your Short-term Protection Goals
• Specifying Short-term Tape-based Recovery Goals
• Allocating Space for the Protection Group
• Specifying Your Long-term Protection Goals
• Changing Your Long-Term Backup Schedule
• Selecting Library and Tape Details
• Choosing a Replica Creation Method
• Optimizing Performance
• Optional Configuration Tasks
• Enabling End-User Recovery
• Installing the Shadow Copy Client Software
• Subscribing to Alert Notifications
• Publishing DPM Alerts
• DPM 2007 Disaster Recovery
• Installing and configuring the DPM System Recovery Tool
• DPM 2007 Management Pack Guides
• DPM 2007 Management Shell Technical Reference
• Troubleshooting DPM 2007
• Troubleshooting Your DPM 2007 Installation
• Troubleshooting DPM 2007 Installation Issues
• Troubleshooting Remote SQL Server Issues
• Troubleshooting Protection Agent Installation Issues
• Co-existing with Other Backup Applications

As well as the Standard DPM 2007 Training, Inframon can also provide customised training which includes the initial standard 3-day course with an additional 2-days environment specific training. This includes a complete health check of the DPM environment, if already installed in your organisation, with a report detailing the findings and recommendations that can be used to optimise and protect your investment in the product.
If DPM 2007 has not yet been deployed, Inframon will spend time with the relevant IT and Business staff in your organisation to provide a detailed guide of how DPM 2007 should be deployed. This includes capacity planning for the DPM Storage Pool as well as hardware and software recommendations for the DPM Servers.
Finally, Inframon will provide an operations guide tailored to your environment that can be used by the IT Administrators of the product to manage and maintain DPM 2007 in your organisation.

To book your System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Training, Contact Inframon now.