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PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Microsoft Application Agent SQL Server User Guide

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Introducing the Microsoft application agent for SQL

The Microsoft application agent enables an application administrator to protect and recover the SQL application data on the application host. PowerProtect Data Manager integrates with the Microsoft application agent to check and monitor back up compliance against protection policies. PowerProtect Data Manager also enables central scheduling for backups.

You can install the Microsoft application agent on a Windows SQL Server host by using the install wizard. Install and configure the application agent provides instructions.

NOTE

PowerProtect Data Manager supports the coexistence of the Microsoft application agent and the File System agent on Windows.

To enable the discovery and scheduling of backups with PowerProtect Data Manager, you must approve the client in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI. Manage the Microsoft application agent for SQL provides more information.

In the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, when you select Infrastructure > Assets > SQL Databases and click View Copies, the size of a Microsoft SQL database that is backed up through application-aware protection is displayed as 0 bytes. The correct size is displayed at the SQL database asset level. For a transaction log backup, the correct size is displayed at the Protection Copy Set (PCS) level.

The Microsoft application agent supports two protection technologies, Application Direct backup and VM Direct backup. A SQL host may only be registered to PowerProtect Data Manager with one protection technology. Once registered, it is not possible to change the protection policy for that host.

Software compatibility information for the PowerProtect Data Manager software and application agents is provided in the eLab Navigator, available at https://elabnavigator.emc.com/eln/modernHomeDataProtection.


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