What Is a Backup Client?

Backup clients are machines that connect to the Backup server for backup, recover, and other operations. You can install Backup client software on the client machine or access it across the network. Backup client software is available for a variety of platforms; you can back up data from clients on a variety of platforms to Backup servers on a variety of platforms.

The basic Backup client software contains backup and recovery capability for filesystem data. You can purchase additional modules to enable archiving, HSM, and backup of a variety of databases.