Managing The Agent Through Windows Services - Symantec GHOST 14 Manual

98 Backing up remote computers from your computer

Managing the agent through Windows Services

Managing the agent through Windows Services
The Norton Ghost Agent does, however, have a tray icon available from the
Windows system tray to provide feedback of current conditions and to perform
common tasks. For example, you can view backup jobs created for the computer,
reconnect the Norton Ghost Agent, or cancel a task that is currently running.
You can install the agent manually by visiting each computer you want to protect
and install the agent from the product CD. A more efficient method, however, is
to use the Norton Ghost Deploy Agent feature to remotely install the agent on a
computer in the domain whose data you want to protect.
To use the Norton Ghost Agent
On the Windows system tray, do one of the following:
Right-click the Norton Ghost tray icon, and then click Reconnect to restart
the service automatically.
You cannot run a backup until the service is running.
If Norton Ghost is installed on the computer, double-click the Norton
Ghost tray icon to start the program.
If only the agent is installed, double-clicking the tray icon only displays
an About dialog box.
If the computer has Norton Ghost installed, right-click the Norton Ghost
tray icon to display a menu of common Norton Ghost Agent tasks.
The Norton Ghost Agent is a Windows service that runs in the background.
It provides the following:
locally running scheduled backup jobs, even when there are no users, or an
unprivileged user, logged on to the computer
Allows administrators to remotely back up computers throughout an enterprise
from Norton Ghost running on another computer.
See "Using the Norton Ghost Agent "
To use the features of Norton Ghost, the Norton Ghost Agent must be started and
properly configured. You can use the Windows Services tool to manage and
troubleshoot the agent.
Note: To manage the Norton Ghost Agent, you must be logged on as a local
administrator.
You can manage the Norton Ghost Agent in the following ways:
on page 97.