SQL Auto Protection Fails

Using DPM 2012 had an error with SQL Auto Protection.  In the error, it says to run “AutoProtectInstances.ps1”  When I did that, I got this error:

Start-DPMAutoProtection : DPM could not enumerate SQL Server instances using Wi
ndows Management Instrumentation on the protected computer <ComputerName> . (ID: 965)
Please make sure that Windows Management Instrumentation for SQL server is in g
ood state.

A quick search turned up this article talking about protecting SharePoint.  The underlying problem was with the SQL instance that they were using so this fix worked:

http://www.mysharepointadventures.com/2013/01/fixed-dpm-could-not-enumerate-sql-server-instances-using-windows-management-instrumentation/

You do have to run the cmd from an elevated prompt.

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