# Components ## Server The Server is the central control component of the Storware Backup and Recovery solution, orchestrating all system operations and maintaining critical metadata. It provides a comprehensive framework for configuration management, monitoring, and system-wide coordination, ensuring seamless interaction between components. ## Node The Node is a critical component in Storware Backup and Recovery, designed to manage the efficient transfer and processing of data within the backup ecosystem. This component is responsible for executing core operations, including **backup**, **restore**, and **mount** tasks, ensuring optimal performance and reliability across diverse environments. The node consists of the following subcomponents: ### Cloud agent Data mover that performs backups and restores operations for M365. ### Cloud server and OS server The Cloud Server and OS Server are specialized components in Storware Backup and Recovery, designed to manage metadata for backup and restore operations. They play a pivotal role in ensuring the consistency and traceability of data within the backup and recovery lifecycle. ### OS agent The OS agent is a component installed directly on the protected system The agent is responsible for performing filesystem backup and restore operations. The agent supports: macOS, Windows and Linux. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.storware.eu/backup-and-recovery-7.2/overview/storware-backup-and-recovery-concepts/architecture-1.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.