Agent for ARCserve Database
18 Agent for Microsoft SQL Server Guide
Agent for ARCserve Database
The CA ARCserve Backup Agent for ARCserve Database is a form of the CA
ARCserve Backup Agent for Microsoft SQL Server. The agent is either installed
automatically when you install CA ARCserve Backup, or manually using a special
utility, either after the location of the CA ARCserve Backup database is changed,
or on multiple nodes of a cluster.
This utility, named SQLAgentRmtInst.exe, is placed in the Packages sub-folder
of the CA ARCserve Backup home directory, in a folder named ASDBSQLAgent,
when you install CA ARCserve Backup. If you need to install the agent on a
computer that is not a CA ARCserve Backup server, you must copy the
ASDBSQLAgent folder to the system where you are installing the agent, and run
the SQLAgentRmtInst.exe utility on that machine.
By itself, the Agent for ARCserve Database allows you to back up and restore the
CA ARCserve Backup database, and the system databases and Disaster
Recovery Elements from the Microsoft SQL Server instance that contains the CA
ARCserve Backup database. When installed with the Agent for Microsoft SQL
Server, it allows the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server to recognize the presence of
a CA ARCserve Backup database, and to work with CA ARCserve Backup to
provide the special recovery mechanisms that are available for the CA ARCserve
Backup database.
When upgrading from a previous release of CA ARCserve Backup, you must
upgrade the Agent for ARCserve Database. This behavior is designed to help
ensure that the current version of the CA ARCserve Backup database is protected
by the current version of the agent. As a result, you cannot clear the check box
next to Agent for Microsoft SQL Server in the product selection tree on the
Components dialog as illustrated by the following:
