Client Agent Q

[kovacsa]

Hello .. what is the purose of the Client Agent in ArcServe?

Is it required to restore an exchange database?

Thanks,

kovacsa

 

[xenotec]

The client agent is a performance agent. It helps push data across a network.
It is not needed to backup or restore exchange

 

[kovacsa]

Thanks for the response ... What real benefit does it provide then?

Thanks,

kovacsa

 

[xenotec]

There are a number of benifits. The most obvious is Performance. It will take less time to backup data across a LAN.
The Agent technology minimizes the transfer of data to the ARCserve host, because the Client Agent sends only the data that is needed for backup, thereby reducing the load on your communications network and accelerating backup. This helps eliminate the series of “request/acknowledge” packets.
It also provides the ability to "Filter" files from the backup and also can increase security.
If you want to use the Disaster Recovery option you will need the client agent in order to create the machine specific disks.

 

[Stat1c]

U will get a better backup performance if u backup using the exchange agent to do the information store, and the client agent to the other drives than u do without it...

 

[mohamdr]

Hi
CA insist to use the Network NOT cient agent while doing exchnage restore,check support.cai.com and go to Document index of arcserve 2000,CA wrote this in Bold color.

 

[Stat1c]

Mohamdr, I said for backup not restore!

 

[Stat1c]

mohamdr do you work for CA?

 

[BillDaly]

You need the Client Agent to remotely backup and restore the System State and Registry, as well as better performance.

 

[mleggatt]

As well as the performance improvement over the network from windows servers there are client agents available for unix, linux etc which allows you to backup non-windows servers without having to use SAMBA, NFS etc

 

[mohamdr]

Stat1c,
I am Arcserve client and responsible about backup in my Orginization from A to Z and I am spending most of my time in support.cai.com and I have read those info from the Document Index the document name is Exchnage 2000 Restore, you can have a look to it carefully.

 

[Stat1c]

Mohamdr