TechNet has released 3 Virtual Labs (vLabs) on DPM 2007 SP1. Much like other labs from Microsoft, you can get your hands dirty in minutes in a full fledged lab environment, instead of building out for hours on your own. You can go through the student manual – or just play with the features that you want to learn about. At the end of your time (About 3 hours), the lab reset back (yes, there is a clock in the window).
There are 3 virtual labs for you, and TechNet is promising more soon:
Technical Introduction to DPM 2007 SP1 – a good basic start, with protection and recovery of Exchange 2007 and SQL Server 2005
How to protect SQL Server with DPM 2007 SP1 – more focused on deeper scenarios, including some data migration from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008
How to protect SharePoint with DPM 2007 SP1 – here is your chance to see whole farm protection, with single item restore – nuff said!
How to protect Exchange with DPM 2007 SP1 – is coming, look for it in May
This is a great way to get started with DPM, and to simulate some scenarios without messing up your production environment. Have fun!
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