Replication Manual

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Always use the same version number of the Replication Client component as the BackupAgent
Platform. After running the setup, the Replication Client shall be installed as a separate windows
service called ‘BackupAgent Replication Client’.
3.3 Replication Server component requirements
The server that uses the Replication Client must meet the following requirements:
 Windows Server 2008 R2 with latest updates and patches
 250 MB available RAM
 Enough free space to hold all the data that shall be replicated
Always use the same version number of the Replication Server component as the BackupAgent
Platform.
4. Concepts & Overview
4.1 Usage Scenario’s
There are several usage scenarios for replication that are supported by the BackupAgent
Replication module. The most important ones are discussed here.
4.1.1 Backup of the backup
Creating a backup of your backups is a crucial step in providing a safe and reliable online backup
service to your customers. In case of an unexpected hardware failure on a storage location you
need to be able to recover your customer’s data.
The replication module allows the replication of all data on the storage locations to a second -
preferably offsite - location. When a primary storage location fails, you can configure the location
that data was replicated to as a temporary storage location. In the meantime you can fix the
problem. After the problem has been fixed, you can use our User Reallocation Tool to copy data
from the replication location back to the original storage location and automatically redirect
users to this location again.