SQL Safe allows you to register your SQL Servers participating in availability groups by the replica node name. This is the preferred method for the following reasons:
- You can perform backups and recovery on all databases of the registered replica node.
- Your backups are performed based on the availability group properties' backup preferences.
Keep in mind:
- Each replica node needs to be licensed.
- All nodes in the availability group can have the backup agent installed using the bulk agent installation wizard.
- On nodes where the agent should not perform a backup, SQL Safe automatically checks the backup preference and either performs the operation or skips it.
- Enable jobs on all nodes at all times to prevent a failover event.