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Chapter 2: Installing the Agent
The Agent for Microsoft SQL Server is a client program you can install in two
configurations:
■
On the same machine as Microsoft SQL Server
■
On a local drive of each node in a Microsoft Cluster Services cluster that
contains Microsoft SQL Server
This section explains how to install the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server in both
configurations.
This section contains the following topics:
Installation Prerequisites
(see page 21)
Installation Considerations
(see page 23)
Install the Agent
(see page 24)
Post-Installation Procedures
(see page 25)
How to Uninstall the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Microsoft SQL
(see page 28)
Installation Prerequisites
There is certain prerequisite information you must satisfy before installing the
Agent for Microsoft SQL Server in a standard Microsoft SQL environment or a
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later cluster environment.
Basic Prerequisites
Before you install the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server in a standard Microsoft SQL
Server environment, review the information in the Readme to ensure you have
met the basic configuration requirements.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 Cluster Environment Prerequisites
Before you install the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server in a Microsoft SQL Server
2000, 2005, or 2008 cluster environment, in addition to the basic prerequisites,
perform the following tasks:
■
Make a note of the user name and password of an MSCS domain user with
system administrator privileges.
■
Make a note of the Microsoft SQL Server virtual server name, cluster server
user name, and cluster server password.
