Install DPM Agent on a Domain Controller in a untrusted Domain/Workgroup…

Installing a DPM Agent on a domain controller is unfortunately not so easy as installing a dpm agent in a untrusted workgroup (dpm agent installer wants to create a local user…)

Tasks to do on DPM agent computer:

  • install Agent (ie. DPMAgentInstaller_AMD64.exe <fqdn_of_DOM_server>
  • open cmd Shell with admin rights
  • change to DPM directory (c:\Program Files\Microsoft Data Protection Manager\DPM\bin)
  • call setup:

  •  enter a new Password for DPM Agent/Server communication

Since the DPM agent computer is a domain controller of other domain, setup is creating a domain account called <new_name_for_dpm_agent>:

  • Add the agent account to the following groups on the domain controller:
    • DPMRADCOMTrustedMachines$…
    • DPMRADmTrustedMachines$…

Tasks to do on DPM server computer:

open Computer Management on DPM server to add the <new_name_for_dpm_agent> account to the following groups:

  • DPMRADCOMTrustedMachines
  • DPMRADmTrustedMachines
  • MSDPMTrustedMachines
  • Distributed COM Users

  • (only necessary if you have added this agent before) – open DPM ManagementShell with admin rights and change to DPM\bin directory – enter:

  • add agent on DPM server as usual
  • a few minutes later the new agent should appear as “Agent Status” – OK in DPM console…