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• Client Agents
• Legal Notices
• CA Technologies Product References
• Contact CA
• Documentation Changes
• Introducing the Client Agents
  • Introduction
  • Benefits of Using a Client Agent
  • Supported Client Systems
  • Access the Backup Agent Admin
• Installing the Client Agents
  • Installation Considerations
    • Client Agent for Windows
    • Enterprise Option for OpenVMS
    • Communication Requirements for Client Agents Installed on UNIX, Linux, and Mainframe Linux Platforms
  • Install the Client Agents
  • Common Agent Automatic Installation
  • Installation Directories for the Common Agent and Client Agents
• Adding and Configuring the Client Agents
  • Adding Client Agents
    • How to Add, Import, and Export Agents and Nodes
    • Manually Add Client Agents
  • Windows Client Agent Configuration
    • Windows-Related Configuration Notes
    • Security Configuration Options
    • Backup Priority and Restore/Compare Priority Options
    • Multiple Concurrent Restore or Compare
    • Backup and Restore Execution Options
    • Use the Backup Agent Admin to Set Windows Parameters
    • Configure Password Security
    • View Configuration Selections
    • Enable Raw Backup and Restore
    • Configure Windows Network Communication
    • Set a Workstation Password
    • Create Windows Access Control List
    • Enable Virus Scanning
    • Customizable Local Options
    • How the Client Agent for Windows Excludes Database Application Files from Backups
  • UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Client Agent Configuration
    • UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Configuration Considerations
    • UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Client Agent Control Files
    • Common Agent Configuration File for UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X
      • Common Agent Configuration File Structure
      • Client Agent Home Directory
      • Common Agent Components
      • Port Address Configuration
        • Common Agent Port Numbers
      • Host Equivalence User Credentials
      • How Common Agent Connection Requests Work
      • Configurable Options
    • Snapshot and Direct I/O Support (UNIX Only)
      • Snapshot and Direct I/O Descriptions
      • Configure Snapshot and Direct I/O
      • Configuration Table Parameters and Values
        • Configuration Files for UNIX Systems
        • Trace Levels for the AS/400 Enterprise Option
    • UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Access Control Lists
      • Backup and Restore Access Control List Support for UNIX and Linux
      • Verify ACL Library Requirements
      • Install ACL Library Packages
      • Verify the Linux ACL Library Version
      • Create Link to 32-bit ACL Library
  • AS/400 Enterprise Option Configuration
    • Configure Start Preferences
    • Performance Configuration
    • Configure Stop Preferences
  • OpenVMS Enterprise Option Configuration
    • Port Address Configuration
    • TCP/IP Stack Optimization
    • Trace Levels for the OpenVMS Enterprise Option
• Using the Client Agents
  • Runtime Statistics
    • View Runtime Statistics for the Client Agent for Windows
  • Activity Logs
    • View Activity Logs on a Windows Server
    • View Activity Logs on a UNIX, Linux, or Mac OS X Client Agent Machine
    • Activity Logs on Computers Running the AS/400 Enterprise Option
    • Activity Logs on Computers Running the OpenVMS Enterprise Option
    • Delete Client Agent Log Files
  • Back Up Windows Network Server Data
  • Client Agent Start and Stop Procedures
    • Windows Start and Stop Requirement
      • Start or Stop the Windows Client Agent
    • UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Client Agents Start and Stop Requirement
      • Start the UNIX, Linux, or Mac OS X Client Agent
      • Stop the UNIX, Linux, or Mac OS X Client Agent
      • Common Agent Start and Stop Status
      • Check the Status of the UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Client Agents
    • Enterprise Option for AS/400 Start and Stop Requirement
      • Start the Client Agent for Enterprise Option for AS/400
      • Stop the Client Agent for Enterprise Option for AS/400
    • Enterprise Option for OpenVMS Start and Stop Requirement
      • Start the Client Agent for the Enterprise Option for OpenVMS
      • Stop the Client Agent for the Enterprise Option the OpenVMS
      • Check the Status of the Client Agent for the Enterprise Option OpenVMS
• Glossary
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