Add the key to Windows Backup Agent

In order to keep the Backup Agent secure, connections are only accepted from specified Backup Managers. To authorize a Backup Manager to backup the Server, you must first add a key of the Backup Manager to the Backup Agent. The Windows Backup Agent Configuration Utility allows users to add an encryption key that allows the Backup Manager to connect to the Windows Backup Agent.

Adding the Backup Manager public key to the Backup Agent means creating a text file on the server (Backup Agent machine). The default directory is {{C:\Program Files\Idera Server Backup\conf\server.allow}}.

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2. The main window of the Windows Backup Agent Utility will be displayed. Switch over to the "Authorized Server Backup Managers" tab.

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3. Click on the "Add..." button located on the right to authorize a Backup Manager.

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4. The "Add Server Key" dialog will be displayed.

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6. Click on the "OK" button.

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7. Once this information is entered and verified, the backup manager will be contacted to find its Public Key and the IP address that it will use for outbound connections. During this process, the Windows Backup Agent Configuration Utility uses the current Backup Agent port settings.

If you have defined the appropriate Backup Manager properties, the Manager Key will be successfully added to the Backup Agent database and the requests from the Backup Manager will be allowed. The Key name will appear on the "Authorized Server Backup Managers" tab.

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{info:title=Note}After the Server Key is added, requests from the Backup Manager should be accepted.
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During the Key adding the following error message can appear. Eliminate issues connected for example with a firewall permissions and repeat the procedure.
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See also:
* [Uninstall the key from Windows Backup Agent]
* [View keys added to Windows Backup Agent]
* [Reset the public key]
* [Add key to Linux Backup Agent]

{excerpt:hidden=true}To allow a Backup Manager to connect to your Windows Backup Agent to perform backups, you must first add a Manager Public Key to the Backup Agent. Instructions on how to add the Key to your Backup Agent using the Windows Backup Manager Configuration Utility.{excerpt}