Hi all,<\/p>\n
We sometimes get asked – “If all we want to do is back up system state on a remote machine, do you have an agent, or do I need to buy another copy of BackupAssist?”<\/p>\n
This is typical for where there are multiple servers, with one server having a central tape drive. Products like Backup Exec do have remote agents, but the current version of BackupAssist does not.<\/p>\n
The answer is:
\n– We currently don’t have an agent to do this (but we’re looking at writing one for v6 of our software)
\n– The best (from a reliability viewpoint) is to install BackupAssist on all machines
\n– If cost is a significant issue, then the following workaround is possible.<\/p>\n
The workaround involves creating a share on your central server, and scripting NTBackup on each remote machine to do the system state backup, and using the Windows Task Scheduler to run the script.<\/p>\n
The script is simple and contains one line:<\/p>\n
ntbackup backup systemstate \/F “\\\\Server\\Share\\Server1.bkf”<\/p>\n
Of course, replace \\\\server\\share with the share on your central server.<\/p>\n