Backing Up Virtual Machines

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Alternatively, you can install the agents on each machine manually as described in the "Hot

imaging..." (p. 46) section. After the agents are installed, add the machines to the management

server.

To use the following procedure, you need:

 Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager version 3.x. If your Manager version is 2.2, install the

agents manually or use other installation methods described in the installation documentation.

 Guest tools installed on every machine you want to add.

Preparation of RHEV machines running Linux

1. For successful installation of Acronis Backup Agent for Linux, you may need to manually install

the following Linux packages: gcc, make, and kernel-devel. For details, see the "Preparation"

section in "Installation of Agent for Linux" (p. 46).

2. Make sure that TCP port 22 is opened and that the SSH daemon is running on each virtual

machine you want to add. After the remote installation is complete, you can close the port and

stop the SSH daemon.

3. Open TCP port 9876 on each virtual machine you want to add. Acronis Backup uses this port for

communication between the components; therefore, it must remain open for both incoming and

outgoing requests.

4. By default, the management server takes the installation packages from the

folder %CommonProgramFiles%\Acronis\RemoteI nstaller\<product build number>.

To be able to remotely install Agent for Linux, download the agent installation files (.i686

or .x86_64) from the Acronis website and put them into this folder on the management server.

Preparation of RHEV machines running Windows

1. For successful installation on a remote machine running Windows XP, the option Control panel >

Folder options > View > Use simple file sharing must be disabled on that machine.

For successful installation on a remote machine running Windows Vista or later, the option

Control panel > Folder options > View > Use Sharing Wizard must be disabled on that machine.

2. For successful installation on a remote machine that is not a member of an Active Directory

domain, User Account Control (UAC) must be disabled.

3. File and Printer Sharing must be enabled on the remote machine. To access this option:

 On a machine running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows 2003 Server: go to

Control panel > Windows Firewall > Exceptions > File and Printer Sharing.

 On a machine running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or later: go to

Control panel > Windows Firewall > Network and Sharing Center > Change advanced

sharing settings.

4. Acronis Backup uses TCP ports 445 and 25001 for remote installation. Also, it uses TCP port 9876

for remote installation and for communication between the components.

Port 445 is automatically opened when you enable File and Printer Sharing. Ports 9876 and

25001 are automatically opened through Windows Firewall. If you use a different firewall, make

sure that these three ports are open (added to exceptions) for both incoming and outgoing

requests.

After the remote installation is complete, you can remove ports 445 and 25001 from exceptions.

Port 25001 is automatically closed through Windows Firewall. Port 9876 needs to remain open.

Connecting to the management server

1. Double-click the Acronis Backup icon on the desktop to start the management console.

2. Connect the console to the management server: Click Connect to a management server.