SQL Server Database doesn’t show up in DPM PG (protection group) configuration console

If you successfully installed DPM agent and was able to configure PG for Drives and System State, but SQL Server Dabase doesn’t show up in DPM configuration console, check ‘SQL server VSS writer services’ on the server you want to protect. If the service is missing you will not be able to View the SQL Server database under protected server in DPM protection tab for backup and configuration:

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For SQL Server 2012 be sure that ‘sysadmin’ check box was ‘checked’ in the Server Roles (see screenshot):

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