When you use a centralized backup model, you can initiate a backup job by running a command on a centralized backup server, or by running a command on the Exchange server through the third-party agent that came with your backup software.
Use your centralized backup software documentation to determine which command to run and which server to run it on. Then, you can use the Run Command After Operation feature to trigger the backup.
If you plan to run the command on the Exchange server, then you need take no extra steps.
If you plan to run the command on a centralized backup server, install SnapManager on it. Configure the SnapManager application on the Exchange server to run the command on a remote machine (the centralized backup server).
Note: To run the command remotely, you need to install SnapManager on the remote server even if it does not have Exchange server installed. Although you need to install SnapManager, you do not need to completely configure it.
You can run a command remotely in many ways, but this document only covers doing it through SnapManager.
