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Deploying the agent software when protecting an agent

You can download and deploy agents during the process of adding an agent for protection.

NOTE: This procedure is not required if you have already installed the Agent software on a machine that you want to protect.
 If the Agent software is not installed prior to protecting a machine, you will not be able to select specific volumes for protection as part of this wizard. In this case, by default, all volumes on the agent machine will be included for protection.

Rapid Recovery supports the protection and recovery of machines configured with EISA partitions. Support is also extended to Windows 8 and 8.1, and Windows 2012 and 2012 R2 machines that use Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE).
  1. Do one of the following:
    • If you are starting from the Protect Machine Wizard, proceed to Step 2 . .
    • If you are starting from the Rapid Recovery Core Console, from the button bar, click Protect.
    The Protect Machine Wizard appears.
  2. On the Welcome page, select the appropriate installation options:
    • If you do not need to define a repository or establish encryption, select Typical.
    • If you need to create a repository, or define a different repository for backups for the selected machine, or if you want to establish encryption using the wizard, select Advanced (show optional steps).
    • Optionally, if you do not wish to see the Welcome page for the Protect Machine Wizard in the future, select the option Skip this Welcome page the next time the wizard opens.
  3. When you are satisfied with your choices on the Welcome page, then click Next.

    The Connection page appears.

  4. On the Connection page, enter the information about the machine to which you want to connect as described in the following table, and then click Next.
    Table 1. Machine connection settingsIn the Host box, enter the host name or IP address of the machine that you want to protect. In the port box, enter the port number on which the Rapid Recovery Core communicates with the Agent on the machine. The default port number is 8006. In the User name box, enter the user name used to connect to this machine; for example, Administrator (or, if the machine is in a domain, [domain name]\Administrator). In the Password box, enterthe password used to connect to this machine.
    Text Box Description
    Host The host name or IP address of the machine that you want to protect.
    Port The port number on which the Rapid Recovery Core communicates with the Agent on the machine.

    The default port number is 8006.

    User name The user name used to connect to this machine; for example, Administrator (or, if the machine is in a domain, [domain name]\Administrator).
    Password The password used to connect to this machine.
    If the Install Agent page appears next in the Protect Machine Wizard, that means that Rapid Recovery does not detect the Rapid Recovery Agent on the machine and will install the current version of the software.
  5. NOTE: The Agent software must be installed on the machine you want to protect, and that machine must be restarted, before it can back up to the Core. To have the installer reboot the protected machine, select the option After installation, restart the machine automatically (recommended) before clicking Next.
    Click Next.

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