Installation Instructions

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Component
Memory (above
the OS and
running
applications)
Disk space required
during installation or
update
Disk space occupied
by the component(s)
Additional
PXE Server
80 MB
95 MB
60 MB
Tray Monitor
65 MB
25 MB
10 MB
The components installed in Linux
Agent for Linux
120 MB
200 MB
210 MB
Bootable Media Builder
130 MB
300 MB
330 MB
Management Console
120 MB
100 MB
200 MB
The components installed on VMware ESX(i) server
Agent for VMware (Virtual
Appliance)
Minimum 1 GB
The OVF
template setting
is 2 GB.*
6 GB
6 GB
CPU number:
2 (the default
Virtual Appliance
setting)
4-8 (recommended
if backing up 5-10
VMs
simultaneously)
CPU reservation:
minimum 300 MHz
recommended
*When the agent is deployed from the management server, its memory size is set automatically as follows:
 1 GB if the host RAM is less than or equal to 16 GB.
 2 GB if the host RAM is between 16 GB and 64 GB.
 4 GB if the host RAM is more than 64 GB.
Network interface card or virtual network adapter is a common requirement for all the components.
Bootable media
Media type
Memory
ISO image size
Additional
Based on Windows PE
1 GB
410 MB
Linux-based
512 MB
490 MB
2 Installing Acronis Backup Advanced
This section helps answer questions that might arise during the product installation.
2.1 Installation in Windows
This section describes installation of Acronis Backup components on a machine running Windows.