Manual

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Component Default Allocation Location
Replica volume For files:
(Data source size x 3) / 2
For Exchange data:
Data source size x (1 + log
change) / (alert threshold -
.05)
For SQL Server data:
Data source size x (1 + log
change) / (alert threshold -
.05)
For Windows SharePoint
Services data:
Total size of all databases/
(alert threshold - .05)
For Virtual Server data:
Data source size x 1.5
For system state:
(Data source size x 3) / 2
DPM storage pool or custom
volume
Recovery point volume For files:
(Data source size x
retention range in days x
2) / 100 + 1600 MB
For Exchange data:
4.0 x retention range in
days x log change x data
source size + 1600 MB
For SQL Server data:
2.5 x retention range in
days x log change x data
source size + 1600 MB
For Windows SharePoint
Services data:
1.5 x retention range in
days x log change x total
size of all databases +
1600 MB
For Virtual Server data:
DPM storage pool or custom
volume