Installing Windows Server 2003

Published : April 8, 2005 | Updated : August 17, 2005

DPM can be installed only on computers running Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or Windows Storage Server 2003 with SP1. Follow the instructions provided here to specify non-default settings during installation of Windows Server 2003 on a DPM server. For detailed instructions for installing Windows Server 2003, see the Windows Server 2003 product documentation.

To install Windows Server 2003

  1. When Setup prompts you to format the Windows installation partition, choose the NTFS file system.

  2. In the Computer Name dialog box, type a name for the DPM server. The name must be unique within the Active Directory domain.

  3. In the Workgroup or computer domain dialog box, add the DPM server to the domain that contains the file servers that you plan to protect.

  4. After installation is complete, apply all available Windows Server 2003 service packs and updates, including:

    • Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later

    • Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

    All Windows updates are available from Microsoft Windows Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=451).

    Windows Server 2003 SP1 is available from Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=46057). All Windows Server 2003 service packs are available from Windows Server 2003 Service Packs (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=40074).