Installation guide

2.8 Installation of Agent for SQL (single-pass)

Agent for SQL (single-pass) enables you to create single-pass disk and application backups and to

recover Microsoft SQL databases from them.

The agent can only be installed on a machine running Microsoft SQL Server. Remote installation of

the agent is not possible.

Agent for SQL (single-pass) is installed as an add-on to Agent for Windows.

Licenses required

To install Agent for Windows, use any license that enables installation of this agent.

If Agent for Windows is installed by using the Advanced Server SBS Edition license, you can install

Agent for SQL (single-pass) without an additional license. Otherwise, use one of the following

licenses:

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Microsoft SQL Server Add-On

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Microsoft SharePoint Add-On

Each of these licenses enables you to install Agent for SQL (single-pass) onto a physical host and onto

four virtual machines running on the same host. Please remember that Agent for Windows must be

installed on each virtual machine along with Agent for SQL (single-pass).

To use the product in the trial mode, you do not need licenses.

Installation

Install the agent in the same way as Agent for Windows. For detailed step-by-step instructions, refer

to "Interactive installation in advanced editions" (p. 20).

Credentials for Microsoft SQL instances

During the installation, you are asked to specify the sysadmin credentials for each Microsoft SQL

instance installed on the machine. These credentials are required to grant the sysadmin role to the

agent service account.

You can skip entering the credentials and grant the agent the sysadmin role later by using SQL Server

Management Studio or by running a T-SQL script. If you do not want to grant the sysadmin role to

the agent, you will need to specify the sysadmin credentials in every backup plan.

For details, see the "Permissions for SQL Server backup and recovery" section of the User Guide.

2.9 Installation of Agent for Active Directory

(single-pass)

Agent for Active Directory (single-pass) enables you to create single-pass disk and application

backups and to recover Microsoft Active Directory data from them.

The agent can only be installed on a domain controller. Remote installation of the agent is not

possible.

Agent for Active Directory (single-pass) is installed as an add-on to Agent for Windows.