Windows Agent Console Version

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1 Windows Agent Console Version Release Notes, November 20, 2012

2 Windows Agent Console Version Release Notes, November 20, 2012 CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 Release History and Changes 1.2 Supported Platforms 2 NEW FEATURES 3 INSTALLATION NOTES 3.1 Installation Requirements 3.2 Conditional Requirements 3.3 Licensing 3.4 Installing/Uninstalling/Upgrading 4 FIXES and KNOWN ISSUES 4.1 Fixes 4.2 Known Issues 5 PRODUCT SUPPORT 5.1 Technical Support 5.2 Product Updates 5.3 Documentation

3 1 OVERVIEW You can use Windows Agent Console to centrally manage Agents and plug-ins for backup and recovery operations. Windows Agent Console 7.10 is intended for use with: - Windows Agent 7.10 and plug-ins - vsphere Agent Earlier Agents and plug-ins Windows Agent Console provides context-sensitive help for many screens. To view the help, press F1 from any screen. 1.1 Release History Version , November 20, 2012, Third release Version , August 8, 2012, Second release Version , June 29, 2012, First release 1.2 Supported Platforms 64-bit Microsoft platforms: - Windows Server 2003 Standard (SP2) and R2 (SP2) - Windows Server 2003 Enterprise (SP2) and R2 (SP2) - Windows XP Professional (SP2) - Windows Vista Home Basic (SP2) - Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (SP2) - Windows Vista Business Edition (SP2) - Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (SP2) - Windows Vista Enterprise Edition (SP2) - Windows 7 Home Basic (SP1) - Windows 7 Home Premium (SP1) - Windows 7 Professional (SP1) - Windows 7 Enterprise (SP1) - Windows 7 Ultimate (SP1) - Windows Server 2008 Standard (SP2) - Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (SP2) - Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (SP2) - Windows Server 2008 Server Core (SP2) - Windows Server 2008 Standard R2 (SP1) - Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 (SP1) - Windows Server 2008 Datacenter R2 (SP1) - Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard (SP2) - Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium (SP2) - Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essential - Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard - Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium - Windows Storage Server 2008 Standard (SP2) - Windows Storage Server 2008 Enterprise (SP2) - Windows 8 - Windows 8 Pro

4 - Windows 8 Enterprise Microsoft x86 platforms: - Windows Server 2003 Standard (SP2) and R2 (SP2) - Windows Server 2003 Enterprise (SP2) and R2 (SP2) - Windows Small Business Server 2003 (SP2) and R2 (SP2) - Windows XP Professional (SP3) - Windows Vista Home Basic (SP2) - Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (SP2) - Windows Vista Business Edition (SP2) - Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (SP2) - Windows Vista Enterprise Edition (SP2) - Windows 7 Starter (SP1) - Windows 7 Home Basic (SP1) - Windows 7 Home Premium (SP1) - Windows 7 Professional (SP1) - Windows 7 Enterprise (SP1) - Windows 7 Ultimate (SP1) - Windows Server 2008 Standard (SP2) - Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (SP2) - Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (SP2) - Windows Server 2008 Server Core (SP2) - Windows 8 - Windows 8 Pro - Windows 8 Enterprise

5 2 NEW FEATURES - Support for Windows Agent 7.10 and plug-ins - Support for Windows 8

6 3 INSTALLATION NOTES 3.1 Installation Requirements These are the installation requirements for the Agent Console program: Hardware CPU and RAM - should meet the minimum requirements of your operating system - 60 MB of available disk space Software NET Framework 3.5 SP1 - A TCP/IP stack (to communicate with Agent systems) 3.2 Conditional Requirements Agent software must be installed on every computer that you back up, and configured using Agent Console. See the Agent Console Operations Guide for detailed information. This guide is available from your service provider. For Agents 6.90 and later, Windows Agent Console also connects to the BUAgent. This means that you need to provide an additional port for the Agent connection. For Agents 6.90 and later, the default port for the BUAgent is If you use the default ports, Windows Agent Console will automatically detect the BUAgent port to use. If you use custom ports, you will need to provide another port for the BUAgent. 3.3 Licensing You do not require a license to use Windows Agent Console. You can create a backup job without a license, but you will get a warning message. Without a valid license, the backup will not run. For more information about licensing, speak to your service provider. 3.4 Installing/Uninstalling/Upgrading The Windows Agent Console installation kit includes: - Windows Agent Console application - Online help files The default file name for the installation kit is: AgentConsole exe

7 If necessary, refer to the Windows Agent Console Operations Guide for installation instructions and administration procedures. This guide is available from your service provider.

8 4 FIXES and KNOWN ISSUES 4.1 Fixes The Windows Agent Console installation now checks whether.net Framework 3.5 SP1 is installed. (23333) 4.2 Known Issues Windows Agent Console sometimes becomes unresponsive when you try to browse for virtual machines in large vsphere environments. WORKAROUND: Windows Agent Console can now be configured to allow browsing for virtual machines in large vsphere environments. For more information, contact your provider. (23550)

9 5 PRODUCT SUPPORT 5.1 Technical Support Contact information for your provider is available through the Help menu. 5.2 Product Updates Product updates are available from your provider. 5.3 Documentation The following documentation is available for Windows Agent Console: Windows Agent Console release notes (AgentConsole.txt - this document) Windows Agent Console online help Windows Agent Console Operations Guide (AgentConsole_Guide.pdf) All documentation is available from your service provider.

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