Why can't an Agent backup be managed by multiple B&R servers?

[ejenner]

Hi guys,

What is the reason Windows Agent devices can only be managed (and backed up) by one B&R server? I noticed this issue while moving a server off a community edition test rig onto our main system and just wondered why you can't backup a managed Agent to two places at the same time? You have to delete it and fully remove all references from the first system before a second system can talk to it.

At the end of the day I suppose it's not a major issue but it does sort-of push you in the direction of compromising the integrity of old backups on an old system in order to be able to move a job to a new one.

That's unless there is some better recommended way of moving an agent backup to a new B&R without extricating the physical server job from an existing B&R.

[Mildur]

Hi EJ

That‘s the way it is build today. Only one VBR can be a master server of a single agent. May I know the use case why two backup servers should be allowed?


Thanks,
Fabian

[ejenner]

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