PowerProtect Data Manager 19.15 Microsoft SQL Server User Guide

Register the PowerProtect agent service to a different server address on Windows

The PowerProtect agent service is registered to a particular PowerProtect Data Manager server during the agent installation by the installer. If needed, you can register the agent service to a different PowerProtect Data Manager server address. If there are multiple agents installed on a host, all agents will be reregistered to the new PowerProtect server.

The agent service can only be registered to a single PowerProtect Data Manager server.

On Windows, perform the following steps to register the agent service to a different server address.

1. Delete the host from PowerProtect Data Manager:
   1. In the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, select Infrastructure > Asset Sources.

      The Asset Sources window appears.

   2. Select the SQL tab.
   3. Select the agent hostname and click Delete. At the confirmation prompt, click Delete Asset Source.

      You can monitor the progress of the asset source deletion from the Jobs > System Jobs window.

2. To use the existing Microsoft application agent installation (without uninstalling) to connect to the new PowerProtect Data Manager server:

   1. Stop the PowerProtect agent service.

   2. Delete the backups, log, and ssl folders under \<agent_service_installation_location>.

      NOTE:The dbs and agent-id folders are removed after the deletion step.

3. Change the PowerProtect Data Manager server address by running the agent installer and selecting the Change option. Change the PowerProtect Data Manager server address on the Configure Installation Options page.

4. Verify the agent registration status:

   1. In the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, select Infrastructure > Application Agents.

   2. In the Application Agents window, select the entry that contains the agent hostname and ensure that the status is Registered.

5. To perform asset discovery for the agent:

   1. In the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, select Infrastructure > Asset Sources.

      The Asset Sources window appears.

   2. Select the SQL tab.

   3. Select the agent hostname and click Discover. At the confirmation prompt, click Yes.

      When you select Infrastructure > Assets, the Assets window displays the discovered assets.