About the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers

The Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers lets you back up data from remote computers to the following devices:

  • The storage devices that are directly attached to a Linux server.

  • A simulated tape library on a Linux server.

You can add a Linux server to a media server as a Remote Media Agent. Then, you can back up data from the Linux server or from supported remote computers to the devices that are attached to the Linux server. You can also create a virtual device on a server on which the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers is installed. This virtual device emulates a SCSI tape library.

The Remote Media Agent supports operations for the following remote agents:

  • Remote Agent for Windows Systems

  • Remote Agent for NetWare Systems

  • Remote Agent for Macintosh Systems

  • Remote Agent for Oracle on Linux or Windows Systems

  • Agent for DB2 on Windows Servers

  • Agent for SAP Applications

More Information

How the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers works

Requirements for the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers

About the Tape Library Simulator Utility

About the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers