Protecting file clusters

The Unitrends agent can protect clustered volumes no matter which physical server within the cluster hosts them. In a Windows failover cluster, each protected volume is assigned a cluster hostname, cluster IP address, and a volume name or letter via the failover cluster management interface. This resource group, when in-service, is accessible on one of the cluster nodes at any particular time. In the event of a hardware or software failure on one cluster node, the resource is moved to another node and can be accessed using the same IP address.

To protect file clusters, install the Windows agent on all physical cluster nodes and add the file cluster as a separate client to the Unitrends system. For physical nodes, do not include any file cluster data in any backup schedules. For any file clusters, do not include any local data (such as the system volume) in any backup schedules.