PowerProtect Data Manager 19.15 Microsoft SQL Server User Guide

Configurable ports for Microsoft SQL Server

The Microsoft application agent supports the configurable ports feature for Microsoft SQL Server.

During the installation of Microsoft application agent on the Microsoft SQL Server host, you can specify the communications port from the supported port ranges 7000 to 7009 and 7012 to 7020. This specified port and the port 8443 on PowerProtect Data Manager enable the communication between the Microsoft application agent and PowerProtect Data Manager, and both ports are open bidirectionally.

For a AAG configuration, it is recommended to use the same port number for all the nodes in the AAG.

After the port configuration, the Microsoft application agent operations might display the following messages in certain cases:

• When the specified port is invalid (not in the supported port range):

  The specified port number is not within the required range.

• When the specified port is busy:

  Port is currently being used by another service.

In a coexistence scenario, the Microsoft application agent is installed as the primary agent with a specified port number, and the File System agent is installed as a secondary agent. The File System agent installation can use the same port number as specified for the primary agent. If the port number of the secondary agent is then changed for some reason, the updated port number is used for both agents. The same results occur when the File System agent is installed as the primary agent and the Microsoft application agent is installed as the secondary agent. The secondary agent installation can use the same port number as specified for the primary agent.