License and Package Requirements for the Quick Recovery Agent

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Overview

Quick Recovery Agent for Windows

Quick Recovery Agent for UNIX-based Systems

Overview

This page lists the required licensed software for each snapshot environment supported by the Quick Recovery Agent. Remember that a license must be available for each component before installing.

Quick Recovery Agent for Windows

The following table provides licensing requirements for the Quick Recovery Agent for Windows in its supported snapshot environments.

Snapshot
Environment		 Required Software

Local QR Agent

Remote QR Agent

QR Agent on a Cluster1
QSnap

(Windows 2000/2003)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • MediaAgent
 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap

Destination Machine:

  • Quick Recovery Agent

  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • MediaAgent
 Node 1:
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap

Virtual Machine:

  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent

Node 2:

  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
Volume Shadow Services (VSS)

(Windows 2003)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • VSS Enabler
  • MediaAgent
 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • VSS Enabler

Destination Machine:

  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • MediaAgent
 Node 1:
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap

Virtual Machine:

  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • VSS Enabler

Node 2:

  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
EMC SnapView

(Windows 2000/2003)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • SnapView Enabler
    
VSS Hardware Provider

(Windows 2003)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • VSS Enabler
  • VSS Provider Software2
 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • VSS Enabler
  • VSS Provider Software2

Destination Machine:

  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • VSS Enabler
  • VSS Provider Software2
  
SnapVault - NetApp OSSV

(Windows 2000/2003/x64)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap or VSS
  • OSSV Enabler
  • MediaAgent
 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap or VSS
  • OSSV Enabler
  • MediaAgent

Destination Machine:

  • For QR copy, the destination host is the secondary filer. No additional software is needed.
  • For QR cross-machine restore, the destination host requires the same software packages as the source machine.
  
SnapVault - NetApp ONTAP

(Windows 2000/2003/x64)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • ONTAP Enabler
  • MediaAgent
 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • ONTAP Enabler
  • MediaAgent

Destination Machine:

  • For QR copy, the destination host is the secondary filer. No additional software is needed.
  • For QR cross-machine restore, the destination host requires the same software packages as the source machine.
  
SnapMirror - NetApp ONTAP

(Windows 2000/2003/x64)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • ONTAP Enabler
  • MediaAgent
 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • ONTAP Enabler
  • MediaAgent

Destination Machine:

  • For QR copy, the destination host is the secondary filer. No additional software is needed.
  • For QR cross-machine restore, the destination host requires the same software packages as the source machine.
  
ONTAP Snapshot

(Windows 2000/2003/x64)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • ONTAP Snapshot

 

 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
  • ONTAP Snapshot

Destination Machine:

No additional software is needed.

 
Generic Enablers

(Windows 2000/2003)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent

 

 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent

Destination Machine:

  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent
 Node 1:
  • Windows File System iDataAgent

Virtual Machine:

  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Windows File System iDataAgent

Node 2:

  • Windows File System iDataAgent

1The QR destination host cannot be a virtual machine.

2VSS Provider Software is normally provided by the hardware vendor.

In addition to the software listed, if application volumes must be browsed and recovered, the application iDataAgent (e.g., Exchange Database iDataAgent or SQL iDataAgent) is also required on the source machine.

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Quick Recovery Agent for UNIX-based Systems

The following table provides licensing requirements for the Quick Recovery Agent for UNIX-based systems in its supported snapshot environments.

Snapshot
Environment		 Required Software

Local QR Agent

Remote QR Agent
QSnap

(Solaris 7, 8, 9, or 10)

  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • MediaAgent
 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap

Destination Machine:

  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • MediaAgent
SnapVault - NetApp OSSV

(Solaris 7, 8, 9, or 10, Linux)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • OSSV Enabler
  • MediaAgent
 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • OSSV Enabler
  • MediaAgent

Destination Machine:

  • For QR copy, the destination host is the secondary filer. No additional software is needed.
  • For QR cross-machine restore, the destination host requires the same software packages as the source machine.
SnapVault - NetApp ONTAP

(Solaris 7, 8, 9, or 10, Linux)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent
  • ONTAP Enabler
  • MediaAgent
 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • ONTAP Enabler
  • MediaAgent

Destination Machine:

  • For QR copy, the destination host is the secondary filer. No additional software is needed.
  • For QR cross-machine restore, the destination host requires the same software packages as the source machine.
SnapMirror - NetApp ONTAP

(Solaris 7, 8, 9, or 10, Linux)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent
  • ONTAP Enabler
  • MediaAgent
 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent
  • QSnap
  • ONTAP Enabler
  • MediaAgent

Destination Machine:

  • For QR copy, the destination host is the secondary filer. No additional software is needed.
  • For QR cross-machine restore, the destination host requires the same software packages as the source machine.
ONTAP Snapshot

(Solaris 7, 8, 9, or 10, Linux)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Unix File System iDataAgent
  • ONTAP Snapshot
  • MediaAgent

 

 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • Unix File System iDataAgent
  • ONTAP Snapshot
  • MediaAgent

Destination Machine:

No additional software is needed.

Generic Enablers

(Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, AIX)
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent

 

 Source Machine:
  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent

Destination Machine:

  • Quick Recovery Agent
  • UNIX File System iDataAgent
  • In addition to the software listed, if application volumes must be browsed and recovered, the application iDataAgent (e.g., Oracle iDataAgent) is also required on the source machine.
  • UNIX cluster support is not offered for the Quick Recovery Agent.

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