Script – Create Recovery Points

In the environment that I work, DPM protects the Exchange 2007 servers.  I have only one Exchange server in each protection group.  Each Exchange server has between 10-20 Storage Groups (or Data Sources).  If I want to initiate a backup on the entire server, it is a pain to select each storage group, click Create Recovery Point, and select either Full or Incremental, then click Close. 

The script below does all that for me.  It connects to the DPM server, lists the Protection Groups, asks if you want to run an Express Full, or Incremental backup, then initiates the jobs for each Data Source in the Protection Group (each Storage Group on the Exchange Server).

# DPM 2007 Powershell Script
# Script to initiate a Recovery Point for each Data Source in a Protection Group
# Initial Script from Technet, but Modified to give more choices
# Edited by Dan Burgess
# nerd@EverydayNerd.com

param([string] $dpmname, [string] $pgname, [string] $backupoption) 
# Clear the screen
cls
#Get name of Localhost
$CompStat = Get-WmiObject win32_computersystem
$Localhst = $CompStat.Name

# Notify that connected to Localhost
write-host ""
write-host "Script: Create-RecoveryPoint" -foregroundcolor Blue -backgroundcolor white
write-host ""
write-host ""
Write-host "Connected to Localhost: $Localhst" -foregroundcolor Blue -backgroundcolor white
write-host ""
write-host ""

# Set DPM Servername
$dpmname = read-host "DPM Server Name (Enter for $Localhst):"
    if ($dpmname -eq "")
     {
   $dpmname = $Localhst
   write-host "Using Localhost $dpmname " -foregroundcolor green
   write-host ""
   write-host ""
  }

# List Protection Groups on DPM server
$pglist = get-protectiongroup -DPMServerName $dpmname
write-host "Protection Groups on $dpmname :" -foregroundcolor green
write-output $pglist
write-host ""
write-host ""

#Enter name of Protection Group you wish to create Recovery Point
$pgname =  read-host "Enter Protection Group Name:"
write-host ""
write-host ""

#List choices for JobChoice1 Variable
write-host "1: Express Full"
write-host "2: Incremental"
write-host ""

$JobChoice1 = read-host "Enter Backup type - 1 or 2 [Default is 1: Express Full]:"

switch ($JobChoice1)
   {
    1 { $backupoption = 'ExpressFull' }
    2 { $backupoption = 'Incremental' }
default { $backupoption = 'ExpressFull' }
        }
write-host ""
Write-host "You selected $backupoption" -foregroundcolor Blue -backgroundcolor white
write-host ""

trap{"Error in execution... $_";break}
&{
    write-host "Getting ProtectionGroup $pgname in $dpmname..." 
    write-host ""
    $clipg = Get-ProtectionGroup $dpmname | where { $_.FriendlyName -eq $pgname}
    if($clipg -eq $abc)
    {
        write-host ""
        Throw "No ProtectionGroup found"
        write-host ""
    }
    else
    {
    write-host ""
    write-host "Getting DataSource from Protection Group $pgname..." -foregroundcolor green
    write-host ""

# Create variable of each Datasource from Protection Group 
    $backupds = @(Get-Datasource $clipg)
    
# Run the Job for each DataSource in Protection Group      
    foreach ($ds in $backupds)
    {  
        write-host ""
        write-host "Creating Recovery point for $ds..." -foregroundcolor Blue -backgroundcolor white       
        write-host ""

    $job = New-RecoveryPoint -Datasource $ds -Disk -BackupType $backupoption
        $jobtype = $job.jobtype
        Write-host "$jobtype Job has been triggerred..." -foregroundcolor green
    }
    }
}

I’ve been playing around with this script for a while, and there is more that I want to do to it, but I figured I’d share it, and hope it helps someone out.  I’d love some input on how to make the script better!

One thing I’d really like to do, but have not been able to figure it out yet, is have a status update at the end, updating every 10 seconds showing the Server name, PGname, Status, and HasCompleted – until True.  Just a thought… would save me from having to RDP into all the DPM servers…