How to mark a DPM tape containing active recovery points as free

When trying to mark a tape that contains active recovery points as free in Data Protection Manager you’ll receive an error like this: The selected tapes cannot be marked as free because they belong to protection groups. You need to stop protection of the...

MCM Directory R14 Complete with Several New MCMs!

Ryan Conrad said: We recently completed our most recent MCM Directory rotation where we had 23 participants. The largest in several years! Please congratulate the following individuals who have successfully completed all of the required exams during the rotation: •...

Passed the lab exam

Last night I got the results for my lab exam and I passed it!!!!!!! I passed the Microsoft Certified Master: Windows Server 2008 R2, Directory Certification Lab. I am soooo happy! Now I just need to retake the second written exam, pass it, and I will be a MCM.

Back at home

I just got back home. After a very enjoyable flight from Seattle to Frankfurt (the plane was almost empty and I had a complete row for myself) and another not-that-enjoyable flight from Frankfurt to Munich (I got rebooked to a later flight because employees at...