About the Remote Media Agent

The Symantec Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers (Remote Media Agent) is a separately licensed option that lets you back up data to the following devices:

The storage devices that are directly attached to a Linux server.
A simulated tape library on the Linux server.

You can back up data from the Linux server on which the Remote Media Agent is installed.

Or, you can back up data from remote computers that have one of the following agents installed:

Remote Agent for Linux or UNIX Servers
Remote Agent for Windows and NetWare Systems
Remote Agent for Macintosh Systems
Remote Agent for Oracle on Linux or Windows Systems

You cannot back up a Windows database agent or application agent to a Remote Media Agent.

The following database agents and application agents are not supported:

Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
Agent for Lotus Domino Server
Active Directory Recovery Agent
Agent for VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Agent of Microsoft Virtual Server
Agent for Enterprise Vault