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

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

Installation Considerations

Install the Agent

Post-Installation Procedures

How to Uninstall the Arcserve Backup Agent for Microsoft SQL

Backing Up Microsoft SQL Server Databases

Dynamic and Explicit Job Packaging

Back Up a Database