Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 Help documentation uses a number of conventions to convey information consistently, clearly, and as briefly as possible. Some conventions are used to provide shortened product names, thereby reducing the number of words needed to mention a specific product. Other conventions are used to provide guidance as to the type of text you are viewing.

Product Naming Conventions

In general, product references in DPM Help refer to abbreviated names of Microsoft products or components. The following table lists both the full names and the abbreviated versions of the names for each Microsoft product or component referenced in DPM Help.

This product or component name… Is referred to in DPM Help as…

DPM 2007 Administrator Console

DPM Administrator Console or the console

Microsoft® ASP.NET 1.1

ASP.NET 1.1

Microsoft® Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer

Microsoft® Office Excel 2007

Excel 2003 or Excel

Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2007

Microsoft® Office Basic Edition 2007

Microsoft® Office Small Business Edition 2007

Microsoft® Office Standard Edition 2007

Microsoft® Office Personal Edition 2007

Office 2007

Microsoft® Office Word 2003 or Word 2007

Word 2003 or Word 2007 or Word

Microsoft® Operations Manager 2005

MOM 2005 or MOM

System Center Operations Manager 2007

Operations Manager

Microsoft® SQL Server™

SQL Server

Microsoft® SQL Server™ Reporting Services

SQL Server Reporting Services or Reporting Services

System Center Data Protection Manager 2006

Data Protection Manager 2006 or DPM 2006

System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

Data Protection Manager 2007 or DPM 2007

System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Agent Coordinator

DPM Agent Coordinator or agent coordinator

System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 protection agent

DPM protection agent, protection agent, or agent

System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Management Pack

DPM 2007 Management Pack

Storage Server 2003

Windows Storage Server 2003

Document Naming Conventions

DPM Help contains a number of references to product documentation that is either integrated with the DPM product or available on the Web. The following table lists both the full names and the abbreviated versions of the names of each document referenced in DPM Help.

This document… Is referred to in DPM Help as…

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Planning Guide

DPM Planning Guide

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Deployment Guide

DPM Deployment Guide

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Operations Guide

DPM Operations Guide

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Upgrade Guide

DPM Upgrade Guide

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Troubleshooting Guide

DPM Troubleshooting Guide

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Getting Started Guide

DPM Getting Started Guide

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Tutorial

DPM Tutorial

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 System Requirements

DPM System Requirements

Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Management Pack Guide

DPM 2007 Management Pack Guide

Text Conventions

The conventions listed in the following table are used in DPM Help to distinguish elements of the text.

Convention Use

Bold

Represents user interface elements such as actions in the Actions pane, commands on menus and buttons, dialog box titles and options, and icon and menu names. Commands, command options, and syntax that must be typed exactly as shown are also bold.

Italic

In syntax statements or descriptive text, indicates variable names or placeholders for which you or DPM may supply a specific value. Italic is also used to introduce new terms, for book titles, and for emphasis.

Title case

Indicates dialog box names, column names, user names, computer names, directory names, and folder and file names, except when specifically referring to case-sensitive names.

Reader Alert Conventions

Reader alerts are used throughout DPM Help to notify you of both supplementary and essential information. The following table explains the meaning of each alert.

Reader Alert Meaning

  Note

Alerts you to supplementary information that is useful to the completion of a task.

  Important

Alerts you to supplementary information that is essential to the completion of a task.

  Caution

Alerts you to possible data loss, security issues, or other more serious problems.

  Warning

Warns you that failure to take or avoid a specific action might result in a malfunction of the hardware or software.

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