Exchange Agent
The new and improved VSS-based Exchange Agent extends Unitrends' solution for protection of Microsoft Exchange Server databases and database objects by enabling an “Exchange aware” DPU appliance. This means that the DPU appliance can automatically detect when the agent software has been installed on a Microsoft Exchange Server. As a result, the RRC tailors its display of the navigation pane to include an icon representing the Exchange Agent.
This version of the Microsoft Exchange Agent is based on the Microsoft Windows' Volume Snapshot Service (VSS) technology. The VSS technology included in Microsoft Windows allows manual or automatic backup copies - or snapshots of data - to be taken on a specific volume at a specific point in time over regular intervals; even if the data is being accessed by another user (locked).
The Microsoft Exchange Agent has been fully integrated into the Rapid Recovery Console (RRC). Therefore, all of the Exchange Agent's configuration and management tasks can be performed directly from the appliance's RRC.
For more detailed documentation regarding the VSS-based Exchange Agent, please visit the Unitrends Administrator's Guide here.