To add a Microsoft Windows computer in Portal, you must install Windows agent software on the computer and register the Agent with Portal.
The agent is installed on Windows systems where you want to back up and restore data. As shown in the following diagram, you can use Portal to manage the Agent and jobs, back up data to a secure vault, and restore data from the backups.
The Windows Agent is available as a 64-bit and a 32-bit application. You must install the appropriate Agent on each Windows system (i.e., 64-bit Agent for a 64-bit system; 32-bit Agent for a 32-bit system).
The Windows Agent can back up:
•Files and folders on the Windows system.
•System files required for recovering the operating system, including registry and boot files.
•The entire system so that, in a disaster recovery situation, it can be restored to other hardware using System Restore.
•Files and folders on UNC shares.
•Data on Windows Storage Spaces.
Note: The Agent does not back up or restore the configuration of Windows storage spaces. In a disaster recovery, you can configure storage spaces manually, and then restore data to the storage spaces.