SQL Server Agent
The new and improved VSS-based SQL Server Agent extends Unitrends' solution for protection of Microsoft SQL Server databases and database objects by enabling a "SQL Server-aware" DPU appliance. This means that the DPU appliance can automatically detect when the agent software has been installed on a Microsoft SQL Server. As a result, the RRC tailors its display of the navigation pane to include an icon representing the SQL Server Agent.
This version of the Unitrends SQL Server 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 Unitrends SQL Server Agent has been fully integrated into the Rapid Recovery Console (RRC). Therefore, all of the SQL Server Agent's configuration and management tasks can be performed directly from the appliance's RRC.
For more detailed documentation regarding the VSS-based SQL Server Agent, please visit the Appliance/Agents User Manual here.