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Introducing the Agent

CA ARCserve Backup is a comprehensive storage solution for applications, databases, distributed servers, and file systems. It provides backup and restore capabilities for databases, business-critical applications, and network clients.

Among the agents CA ARCserve Backup offers is the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Open Files. Using the agent, you can easily and reliably back up open files across your network. It solves the problem of accessing open files for backup, enabling you to:

• Back up all files safely and consistently, even when they are open and continually updated by applications.
• Continue working on critical files during a backup.
• Perform backups as they are needed.

This guide provides the information you need to configure and run the Agent for Open Files (OFA), as well as troubleshooting advice.

This section contains the following topics:

Licensing

File Access Control

The Data Integrity Problem

Agent Components