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What plugin should I buy for Backup Exec10d to backup SQL Server properly

I have Symantec Backup Exec 10d installed on the server. I need to know what plugin I need to buy for backup exec to back up SQL Server 2005 properly. Could you please send me a link to a store that sells this product, and some information about how and why SQL Server needs a separate plugin for backup exec?

wfcraven12

you need the SQL agent & remote agent. you can do a google seach (like below link) for the agent. it has to be for the version of BE that you have though. You just install the agent on the backup server and then install the remote agent on the SQL box. Then when you go to setup your backup job of your sql server, it'll allow you to select your SQL databases for backup & all the different options. it's actually pretty simply to setup.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=backup+exec+10d+sql+agent

Member_2_231077

Above is correct but I will point out that the remote license is included with the SQL agent license.

A lot of people don't use the SQL agent, just set up a SQL maintenance task instead that backs up to a UNC on the backup server and then let Backup Exec back that up locally.

wfcraven12

andyalder brings up a good point about the maintenance. and one of the better features that SQL 2005 offers now is the shadow copies. lots of DR options.

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Member_2_231077

>You cannot backup the SQL databases without the SQL AGENT license

Of course you can, there's a perfectly good backup product included with SQL.

Iamthecreator

Not with Backup Exec Andy :)
Though a GURU would understand what I meant

Member_2_231077

WTF is that supposed to mean?