Computer Associates BABWBR1151S38 Implementation Guide - Page 328

Best Practices for Upgrading CA ARCserve Backup from a Previous Release To install member servers, the installation must be able to detect the CA ARCserve Backup domain name and the primary server name in your environment. You should therefore install CA ARCserve Backup on at least one primary server before you install the member servers. Note: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition does not support remote communication. When you install CA ARCserve Backup using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition, the installation wizard installs the database application and the ARCserve database instance on the primary server. To host the ARCserve database instance on a remote system, you must use Microsoft SQL Server. The following diagram illustrates the architecture of a centralized management environment consisting of a primary server and member servers that reside on a SAN, and member servers that do not reside on the SAN. New Components You Must Install To deploy this configuration in your environment, you must install the following CA ARCserve Backup components: CA ARCserve Backup Primary Server Lets you install CA ARCserve Backup on a server that you will use to centrally submit, manage, and monitor backup and restore jobs that run on member servers and the primary server. 328 Implementation Guide