You pretty much nailed it John. You build a single backup server, install the agents on the other servers, and then back them up from the BU server.
If I remember correctly, for the Exchange server though you would need both the remote agent and the Exchange agent. At least if you want to backup anything more than just the stores. I've heard that in 12.0 you can now restore individual mailboxes and messages without doing BLB's. There may be some additional agents you need (or want) as well which are listed here: http://www.symantec.com/business/products/agents_options.jsp?pcid= <http://www.symantec.com/business/products/agents_options.jsp?pcid=&pvid=57_ 1> &pvid=57_1 I've never seen the ExaGrid system in action, but Dedupe rocks. You should enjoy that. From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 3:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Backup Exec Question Okay, I have a dumb question. Well, several. What is the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows for? Do you install it on servers that don't actually have their own backup media (tape drive, etc.)? For instance, say I have Server 1 that has a tape drive built in, and I have Backup Exec on it backing up to that drive. Then let's say I have Server 2 that has no tape drive. Would I install the Remote Agent on Server 2 so that it can be backed up to the tape drive in Server 1? Or am I misunderstanding what the Remote Agent is for? Are there limitations to using the Remote Agent vs. having the full version of Backup Exec on a server? Let's say that Server 2 is an Exchange server. If the Exchange Agent is installed on Server 1 and the Remote Agent is installed on Server 2, could I do an Exchange backup to the tape drive on Server 1? We've always just bought and installed the full version of Backup Exec on every server, and every server has had its own tape drive. But we're making two changes that may affect this-we've purchased an ExaGrid disk-based storage system to replace tapes, and we're consolidating some servers into VMs. I'm trying to figure out if this means that we'll move to having just one full backup server, with remote agents running on the rest. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
