
Simplified network configuration for clients - Since all communication is now initiated from the Agent, there are no firewall rules to configure or special rules that need to be set up on the Agent. Site Manager will work more smoothly on a variety of network configurations, due to the simplicity of the new communication mechanisms. The latest Site Manager only requires the server to be accessible by the agent. Improved support for different network configurations - The highest source of support requests we received involved Agent and Site Manager communications over a network. The latest Site Manager’s communications. This requires less interaction to configure, simplifying the steps required. Site Manager now listens on an incoming TCP/IP port, each Agent then initiates a connection, once established, all communication will take place on this connection. The latest update to Site Manager removes the reliance on MSMQ for communication. This method required several steps to be taken by the user to ensure that communication could happen, such as configuring firewalls for incoming MSMQ traffic: The old Site Manager’s MSMQ based communications. Previously, Site Manager used MSMQ (Microsoft Message Queuing) to manage the messages that were being sent between Agents and Site Managers.


The latest version of Site Manager introduces new features, let’s explore how these can help you manage your backups. One of he consoles described in this blog post was Site Manager: In March we discussed the Macrium Central Management Consoles.
