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Agent Features Intelligent Client-to-Server Data Encryption With the intelligent client-to-server data encryption feature, you can encrypt data packets transported during a backup job with a session password to enhance network security. This feature ensures that transported or archived data is secure and password protected, and ensures both the privacy of data transmitted over the network and the security of your backup media. Tapes cannot be misused or restored by users who do not have the encryption key. When you choose this feature, your backup data is encrypted, including data packets that are transported between the client and the server, data that resides on the local server and data that has been moved to backup media. Integrated Virus Scanning and Repair for Windows and NetWare BrightStor ARCserve Backup provides the scanning and curing components of eTrust™ Antivirus, Computer Associates' premier anti-virus engine, to protect your data. Important! BrightStor ARCserve Backup provides only the scanning and curing components. It does not provide a full install of eTrust Antivirus. For the NetWare client agent, a full install of eTrust Antivirus is required to use virus scanning and repair. For the Windows client agent, a full install of eTrust Antivirus is required to receive automatic virus signature updates. When virus scanning is enabled, BrightStor ARCserve Backup scans Windows and NetWare data for viruses during backup and copy operations. This feature ensures that your critical data is protected against all virus threats. The curing component, when selected during configuration, repairs infected files without the need for user intervention. This feature ensures that your critical data is protected against all virus threats. For more information about eTrust Antivirus integration, see the Administrator Guide. Auto Discovery of Client Agents for Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X For BrightStor ARCserve Backup installed on a Windows server or a NetWare server that uses the Windows manager interface, you can enable Auto Discovery of all computers in the network that are running client agents for Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X. With Auto Discovery, BrightStor ARCserve Backup can detect all Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X computers running their respective client agents and automatically create the required list of computers you designate to receive regular backups. Introducing the Client Agents 11

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Agent Features
Intelligent Client-to-Server Data Encryption
With the intelligent client-to-server data encryption feature, you can encrypt
data packets transported during a backup job with a session password to
enhance network security. This feature ensures that transported or archived
data is secure and password protected, and ensures both the privacy of data
transmitted over the network and the security of your backup media. Tapes
cannot be misused or restored by users who do not have the encryption key.
When you choose this feature, your backup data is encrypted, including data
packets that are transported between the client and the server, data that
resides on the local server and data that has been moved to backup media.
Integrated Virus Scanning and Repair for Windows and NetWare
BrightStor ARCserve Backup provides the scanning and curing components of
eTrust
™
Antivirus, Computer Associates’ premier anti-virus engine, to protect
your data.
Important!
BrightStor ARCserve Backup provides only the scanning and
curing components. It does not provide a full install of eTrust Antivirus. For the
NetWare client agent, a full install of eTrust Antivirus is required to use virus
scanning and repair. For the Windows client agent, a full install of eTrust
Antivirus is required to receive automatic virus signature updates.
When virus scanning is enabled, BrightStor ARCserve Backup scans Windows
and NetWare data for viruses during backup and copy operations. This feature
ensures that your critical data is protected against all virus threats. The curing
component, when selected during configuration, repairs infected files without
the need for user intervention. This feature ensures that your critical data is
protected against all virus threats.
For more information about eTrust Antivirus integration, see the
Administrator
Guide
.
Auto Discovery of Client Agents for Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X
For BrightStor ARCserve Backup installed on a Windows server or a NetWare
server that uses the Windows manager interface, you can enable Auto
Discovery of all computers in the network that are running client agents for
Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X. With Auto Discovery, BrightStor
ARCserve Backup can detect all Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X
computers running their respective client agents and automatically create the
required list of computers you designate to receive regular backups.
Introducing the Client Agents
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