Option 2 – remote SQL Server instance

When you need to build a large hosted DPM solution within your modern datacenter, you may want to use a dedicated backend SQL Server that is either a standalone SQL Server or a clustered one, for high availability. This step will cover the procedure to prepare a remote SQL server for hosting the DPM database.

After installing your backend SQL Server, you must prepare it for hosting the DPM database. Now look at the following steps:

1. Insert the DPM media on the SQL Server and run the setup. In the setup screen, click on the DPM Remote SQL Prep link:

1. The next step is to go through the Microsoft Software License Terms, where you must check the I accept the license terms and conditions checkbox if you agree with the license terms. Click on OK to continue.
2. The installation wizard will start and install the DPM Support Files; this is a very quick installation.
3. When the installation has finished, a message box appears that informs you that the installation has finished and that the System Center DPM Support Files have been successfully installed: