Introducing Arcserve Backup Agents and Options › Using Agents › Agent for Microsoft SQL Server › Introducing the Agent › Introduction

Introduction

Arcserve Backup is a comprehensive, distributed storage solution for applications, databases, distributed servers, and file systems. It provides backup and restore capabilities for databases, business-critical applications, and network clients.

Among the agents Arcserve Backup offers is the Arcserve Backup Agent for Microsoft SQL Server. This agent enables you to perform the following actions:

• Back up your Microsoft SQL Server databases using Arcserve Backup without taking your database off-line or preventing users from adding new data
• Manage backups of Microsoft SQL Server databases remotely
• Schedule backups
• Back up to a wide array of media storage devices
• Restore Microsoft SQL Server databases using Arcserve Backup

The agent handles all communications between Arcserve Backup and Microsoft SQL Server during backup and restore jobs, including preparing, retrieving, and processing the data packets that are sent back and forth between Microsoft SQL Server and Arcserve Backup.