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Licensing

There are two licensing methods that you can use to back up and restore open files.

• Install the Arcserve Backup Agent for Open Files on the client computer.

  This method lets you protect open files using the Agent for Open Files and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service. With this method, the Agent for Open Files license provides you with a 30-day trial period.

• Apply the license for the Arcserve Backup Agent for Open Files on the Arcserve Backup server (do not install the agent on the client computer).

  This method lets you protect open files using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service instead of the Agent for Open Files. This method does not provide you with a 30-day trial period.

If you are using an older version of the agent, then Arcserve Backup checks for the license on the computer where you installed the agent. For more information about licensing, see the Administration Guide.

Note: If the license for the Arcserve Backup Agent for Open Files is not available on a backup node, the corresponding VSS writer will not be shown in the Source tab of the Backup Manager.