No, you don't need a remote agent AND an Exchange agent for BU, the Exchange Agent is the remote agent.
On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 6:39 AM, Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > 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=&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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
