> Terry,
>
> The suggested and normal implementation of the SQL Agent is to create a
> separate domain and register a new node for the SQL Agent in that domain.
> This allows a simpler management interface when setting the retention
> parameters.  By using the same node name, you are using the retention
> parameters of your filesystem backup domain.
>
> This does cost an extra node license, BTW, but it's worth it.  I prefer to
> use nodename_sql so that I can see the nodenames together in the q node
> list.  Other people like to see the SQL or Exchange servers grouped
> together, hence the suggested name from the agent installation.
>
> All this is in the documentation for the SQL Agent, as are the suggestions
> for retention and scheduling.
>
> If you didn't have the sql_ntserver50 registered on the server, you should
> have received a TCP timeout when you tried to connect to ADSM for the
> backup.  Did you have the opt file configured to go to the correct server?
>
> Bill Smoldt    SSSI
> Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc.
>
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