How to install SQL agent
Hello Team,
There is a request to install sql agent in windows client and add them in a backup rotation.
Client details:
windows client is : windows server 2008 R2
netbackup 7.1 has been ...
Your Windows client should already have had a SQL agent installed, as all agents are included in a 7.1 install; you just need to apply a valid license key to enable it.
May I recommend applying 7.1.0.4 at the very least?
Maintenance Release NB_7.1.0.4.winnt.x86.exe provides fixes to the Symantec NetBackup (tm) Enterprise Server / Server 7.1 on 32-bit Windows Professional server and clients. It also contains fixes for NetBackup Add-on products and Database Agents.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH181142Maintenance Release NB_7.1.0.4.winnt.x64.exe provides fixes to the Symantec NetBackup (tm) Enterprise Server / Server 7.1 on x64 Windows server and clients. It also contains fixes for NetBackup Add-on products and Database Agents.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH181141Hopefully whomever is requesting that you start doing SQL backups on the client will also be able to supply you with the information you need to add that client to a policy.
