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How to install the Backup Exec 9.x and 10.x Advanced Open File Option on remote Windows servers
Details:
The Advanced Open File Option uses advanced open file and image technologies designed to alleviate issues that are sometimes encountered during backup operations, such as protecting open files and managing shortened backup windows.

The following Requirements must be met to use the Advanced Open File Option with snapshot technology.
Advanced Open File Option must purchase the for each remote Windows computer that is to be backed up.
The media server must have:
The remote computer you want to back up with the Advanced Open File Option must have:
The volumes you want to back up with the Advanced Open File Option must have:
When backing up encrypted files with the Advanced Open File Option on Windows 2000 computers, a drive letter for the snapshot will display in Windows Explorer and on the Backup Exec Administration Console. Do not attempt to access or back up this drive letter. If no drive letters are available, encrypted files are backed up from the original volume, and the job is logged as Complete with Exceptions.
To protect remote and local computers, the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers must be installed. The Remote Agent is installed by default on the media server.
If you are installing the Advanced Open File Option locally to protect data on the media server, you can uninstall the Remote Agent license that was included with the Advanced Open File Option installation from the media server, and install it on one remote Windows server so that resource can be protected by Backup Exec.
If the Advanced Open File Option is protecting a remote resource, the Remote Agent is necessary in order to perform remote backup and restore operations, and you cannot install it on another Windows server

To install the Advanced Open File Option (AOFO) on a remote server, do the following:
1. On the backup server, go to the control panel and double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Then select Backup Exec and click Change (Figure 1).

Figure 1
 

2. Clear the Local Install option, select the Remote Install option and click Next (Figure 2)

Figure 2
 

3. Select Windows Agent/Option Computers (Figure 3)

Figure 3
 

4. Right-click Windows Agent/Option Computers, and select Add Remote Computer to choose from a list of computers or Add Remote Computer Manually

5. Browse and select remote computers to push out the AOFO (Figure 4).

Figure 4
 

6. Enter an administrator account and password along with the correct domain to which the machine belongs (Figure 5)

Figure 5
 

7. Choose Advanced Open File Option by replacing the X with the hard disk icon from the list, and then click Next (Figure 6)
Note: When you choose the AOFO selection, it will automatically choose to install the remote agent also because the AOFO needs to have the remote agent installed on the target machines.

Figure 6
 

An Overview page is displayed indicating the options that have been selected for the installation (Figure 7).

Figure 7
 

The Remote Installation Status window displays the progress of the installation (Figure 8).

Figure 8
 

8. Once completed, restart the target machines


Products Applied:
 Backup Exec 10.0, 10.0 5484, 10.0 5484 SP1, 10.0 5484 SP2, 10.0 5520, 10d (10.1), 10d (10.1) 5629, 9.0, 9.0 4367, 9.0 4367 SP1, 9.0 4454, 9.0 4454 SP1, 9.1 (Fixed), 9.1 4691, 9.1 4691 SP1, 9.1 4691 SP2
Last Updated: August 01 2006 04:32 PM GMT
Expires on: 08-01-2007
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Subjects:
 Backup Exec
   Application: How To, Installation, Open File Option, Remote Agent For Nt
   Open File Option: Install
   Priority: 04

Languages:
 English (US)

Operating Systems:
Windows 2000

Advanced Server, Advanced Server SP1, Advanced Server SP2, Advanced Server SP3, Advanced Server Windows Powered, Advanced Server Windows Powered SP1, Advanced Server Windows Powered SP2, Datacenter Server, Datacenter Server SP1, Datacenter Server SP2, Datacenter Server SP3, Server, Server SP1, Server SP2, Server SP3, Server Windows Powered, Server Windows Powered SP1, Server Windows Powered SP2

Windows NT

4.0 Workstation SP6a

Windows NT Small Business Server

2000, 4.0, 4.5

Windows XP

Pro 5.1, Pro 5.1 64-bit, Pro 5.1 SP1