Upgraded to DPM 2016 this weekend.
I have a client who uses DPM VM and guest level iSCSI connections to 3 QNAP 4 bay NAS units.
Direct backups via the DPM agent into each VM work amazingly well.
Host level DPM backups of entire VM guests as vhdxs has been problematic.
Primary concern: snapshot stun during VHDX backups
Secondary concerns:
Location of checkpoint file same disk as currently running VM
I don't have Pagefiles on separate vhdxs
Is there a more ideal dpm storage layout "best practice" I should consider?
Should I do away with qnaps and install the disks in a real server as local storage?