Active Directory Integration Manual

BackupAgent’s server software architecture is based on web services, which allows the software

to run on multiple load-balanced machines acting as a single instance. These web services run

in IIS 7.0 and ASP.Net.

BackupAgent Server runs in BackupAgent’s web servers will connect to one or more NAS’s to

store all backed up data coming in from BackupAgent’s clients. The following picture gives an

overview of this architecture:

The web servers also connect to a central database (BA Database), only to store account

information. All data and metadata is stored in file sets on the NAS’s. Backups are stored

transparently in User Homes and can be moved around or copied to secondary locations or

new NAS’s at all-time.

Optionally, BackupAgent can synchronize the BA Database with an Active Directory (AD). This

allows an end-user to immediately obtain a BackupAgent account on first login. The Web

Servers can authenticate the user in the Active Directory and can immediately provision a

backup account in the BA Database for the user.

2. Automated provisioning

The unique and innovative approach of BackupAgent in this sense is that BackupAgent Server

can be implemented in the hosting environment without significant investments concerning