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OBF
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10 years ago

GRT file restauration with only "VMware agent" but without windows agent?

Hi everyone,

Using SYMC BACKUP EXEC 2014 AGENT FOR VMWARE AND HYPER-V WIN PER HOST SERVER, can we do a file/folder restauration of a virtual windows machine with GRT without installing the windows agent on this VM? (knowing that this VM DOES NOT contain SQL, AD or exchange).

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Farouk

  • There are two types of GRT ~

    File & Folder GRT - When this is enabled, the backup does not require the Agent for Windows to be installed inside the VM, however restore does. Alternatively, if you restore single file/folder not to a VM but to a share on the local BE server, then does not require the Agent for Windows to be installed on the VM.

    Application GRT (for SQL, Exchange, AD & Sharepoint) - When this is enabled, both backups & restores requires the Agent for Windows to be installed in the VM.

  • There are two types of GRT ~

    File & Folder GRT - When this is enabled, the backup does not require the Agent for Windows to be installed inside the VM, however restore does. Alternatively, if you restore single file/folder not to a VM but to a share on the local BE server, then does not require the Agent for Windows to be installed on the VM.

    Application GRT (for SQL, Exchange, AD & Sharepoint) - When this is enabled, both backups & restores requires the Agent for Windows to be installed in the VM.