Use the Choose Restart Method page to select the method you want to use to restart the servers after the protection agent is installed.

The server must be restarted before you can start protecting data. This restart is necessary because the DPM protection agent installs a volume filter driver, and the protection agent will not be active until the server is restarted.

This page contains the elements described in the following table.

Important
  • For computers having Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP operating systems, DPM will decide if it requires a restart.

  • Installing protection agents on any other operating systems does not require a restart.

Elements

Name Description

Yes. Restart the selected computers after installing the protection agents.

Click this option if you want to restart the selected computers after the protection agents are installed.

Note
For computers having Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP operating systems, DPM will decide if it requires a restart.Installing protection agents on any other operating systems does not require a restart.

No. I will restart the selected computers later.

Click this option if you want to restart the selected computers at a later time.

Note
In a production environment, you would generally select this option to avoid restarting the computers during the business day. For computers having Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP operating systems, DPM will decide whether it requires a restart. If the protection agent status is displayed as restart required, then you must restart the protected computer for configuring the protection successfully.

After selecting one of the restart methods, click Next.

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