DPM: Unable to configure protection for file system (3170)

Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataProtectionManager.2011.Discovery.UnableToConfigureProtectionForFS (UnitMonitor)

DPM could not start a recovery, consistency check, or initial replica creation job for the data source because the configure protection job failed.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This alert indicates that a backup for the data source has failed on the DPM server.

Causes

See the alert details pane for more information about the cause of this alert.

Resolutions

See the alert details pane for steps to resolve this alert. After the root cause is understood and resolved, resume the backups using the action Resume DPM Backups.

Additional

Additional information for this failure is available on the DPM website. To view this, select the alert in the alert view and click on the action Get more information

External

To learn more about backup failure alerts and how you can use the DPM tools to troubleshoot and resolve issues, see Working with Backup Failure Alerts (No Consolidation) (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=226792).

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SystemCenter.DataProtectionManager.2011.Library.FileSystemDatasource
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.ConfigurationState
CategoryCustom
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
DPM: Unable to configure protection for file system (3170)
{0}

Resolution steps:
{1}

Recommended action:
{2}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

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