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Microsoft App Agent with Application Direct for SQL Server backups can be performed on both SQL Server stand-alone and cluster SSMS. This allows the Microsoft App Agent for SQL Server Backups to back up all the databases or only the required database in a SQL Server instance.
The Microsoft application agent for Application Direct with SQL Server supports multiple tools to perform manual backups.
Backups can be configured using the Microsoft application agent SQL Server Management Studio plug-in (GUI), Microsoft application agent for Application Direct commands, or T-SQL scripts.