Replication Manual

The above implies that the configuration of a replication task basically means selecting a

Replication Client to replicate from, and a replication destination to replicate to.

4.3 Components

The replication module consists out of three components: configuration and monitoring is part

of the BackupAgent Platform server; Replication Client; Replication Server.

4.3.1 BackupAgent Platform

As of release 4.0 the BackupAgent Platform server software contains the replication module. The

Management Console can be used to setup the replication tasks and monitor their status and

replication progress.

4.3.2 Replication Client

The Replication Client component is installed on each storage location (or on a machine that has

access to the storage location). The Replication Client gets its configuration from the

BackupAgent Platform server and uses this to actually start and perform the replication. For this

it cooperates with the Replication Server component. It regularly updates the server with

progress and status information.

4.3.3 Replication Server

The Replication Server component is installed on the destination machine. It cooperates with the

Replication Client to perform the actual replication. One Replication Server can accept data from

several different Replication Clients.

5. Installation

5.1 Planning your replication topology

Every storage location should have one Replication Client serving it. A Replication Client can

potentially serve several storage locations. The Replication Client needs access to the storage for