In the SQL Safe Agents navigation pane, click on Upgrade Agents, the following options are available in the wizard:
Authentication
Specify a Windows Account for the SQL Safe Agent Upgrade. You have two options:
- Currently logged in on Windows Account: by default, SQL Safe uses the specified Windows Account to access and install the SQL Safe Agent on the targeted server.
- Use another account.
Agents
You can see the list of SQL Safe Agents registered within the system.
Click Add/Remove Agents to set the list of Agents you want to upgrade to the current version of SQL Safe Management Console.
In the
Configuration
Notifications
Summary
What agent configuration settings can you view?
The content pane in the SQL Safe Agents Settings view contains the agent configuration information. This information allows you to monitor and maintain the performance of each Backup Agent.
Column | Definition |
|---|---|
Computer | Displays the name of the host computer. |
Version | Displays the version number of the selected Backup Agent. |
Management Server | Displays the location of the SQL Safe Management service that the Agent is configured to communicate with. |
Max Load | Displays the maximum number of concurrent operations that the backup agent can perform. |
Priority | Displays the Windows thread priority at which backup agent threads run. |
Send Status | Displays the frequency that the agent is configured to communicate with the Management Server. |
SQL Timeout | Displays the SQL DMO timeout value, which determines how long the Backup Agent will wait for a response from SQL Server before timing out. |
VDI Trans. Limit | Displays the maximum size of a transfer block for the VDI operation. |
VDI Buffers | Displays the number of buffers used for the VDI operation. |
VDI Block Size | Displays the size of a VDI device block. All data transfers are integer multiples of this value. |
VDI Timeout | Displays the timeout for configuring the VDI. |
Click on Refresh to update the content pane.
What additional options are available?
- Upgrade Agents - allows you to set your preferences for upgrading the agents that are not up to date. For more information, go to Upgrade the SQL Safe Backup Agent.
- Upgrade Status - allows you to see the upgraded agents.