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Back Up an Entire Node that Contains Database Files

When backing up a node that includes database files, you must provide proper authentication to access all databases when creating the backup job. Proper authentication includes the User Name and Password for the corresponding databases. You do not need to provide this authentication when the backup job runs.

To facilitate database authentication, Arcserve Backup presents the Security and Agent Information dialog when you are creating a backup job on an entire node. The Security and Agent Information dialog opens as you click the Submit toolbar button, or if you select Save or Save As from the File menu on the Backup Manager window.

The Security and Agent Information dialog serves two purposes:

• Display a list of all database files on the node.
• Set or change the User Name and Password for the database item selected in the Security and Agent Information dialog.

To back up an entire node that contains database files

1. Open the Backup Manager and select the Source tab.
2. From the Source directory tree, select the node that you want to back up and click Submit on the toolbar to submit the job.

   If the node contains database files, the Security and Agent Information dialog opens to display a list of all databases on the node, User Names, and Passwords.

   Important! Client Agent Password Security is only supported for the Client Agent for Windows, including the Agent for Open Files and VSS Writers. If Password Security is enabled and any database, application, or messaging agent is installed on the same machine as the Client Agent, whole node backup is not supported. System Security is the default setting. If you have enabled Password Security on the primary or stand-alone server, the automatically-generated Database Protection Job will fail for the job queue and the Catalog Database. You must not enable Password Security in the Agent Configuration on any machine running a database, application, or messaging Agent before submitting the job.

3. Optionally, to set or change a User Name or Password, click the Security button.

   Enter the appropriate User Name and Password and click OK.

   In the Security dialog, you must specify User Name and Password with backup rights on that machine. For example, Administrator or root.

   Note: Arcserve Backup does not support logging in to systems with passwords that are greater than 23 characters. If the password on the system you are attempting to log in to is greater than 23 characters, you must modify the password on the agent system such that it is 23 characters or less, and then you can log in to the agent system.

4. Click OK.

   The Submit dialog opens.

5. Complete the fields are required for the job and click OK.

   The backup job for the entire node is submitted.

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