Installation Instructions

You can also select one or more of the machine roles, depending on what you want this machine

to do. Based on your choice, the corresponding components (p. 22) of Acronis Backup will be

selected for installation.

5. [Optional] In the components tree, select additional components or clear selection of the

components that you do not want to install.

Tips. Agent for VMware (Windows), Wake-on-LAN Proxy, and some smaller features can be

installed only by using the components tree.

You may want to disable Components for Remote Installation from being saved every time you

install the management console, because the installation files take about 900 MB of disk space.

6. If prompted, specify one or more of the following parameters, depending on the component

selection:

 Installation mode (trial or full) (p. 21).

 The name or IP address of the license server that Agent for VMware (Windows) will use.

 The folder where the product will be installed.

 Whether to install the product for all users or only for the current user.

 Credentials for the Acronis services (p. 23). By default, the setup program will create a

dedicated user account for each service.

 The names of Microsoft SQL servers to be used by Acronis Backup Management Server (p.

24).

 Whether to register the components on the management server (p. 25).

 The names of users who will be allowed to connect to the machine remotely (p. 26).

 The name or IP address of the VMware vCenter Server or ESX(i) server whose virtual

machines Agent for VMware (Windows) will back up. Specify the user name and password

for logging on to that server. If you do not want to specify the server, click I will specify the

server later.

To access this setting after the agent has been installed, connect the console to the machine with the

agent and select from the top menu Options > Machine options > Agent for VMware.

 Whether to enable the management server Web page. (If enabled, specify the port for the

Web page). (p. 34)

 Credentials for Microsoft SQL Server instances installed on the machine (p. 59).

 Whether the machine will participate in the Acronis Customer Experience Program (CEP).

7. On the summary page, review the list of components that will be installed and the installation

settings for those components. Click Install to start the installation.

Installation mode

When installing agents, choose the full installation mode if you have a license key or a cloud backup

subscription. Choose the trial mode if you have neither.

Installing in the trial mode

 During typical installation: Select I want to start a free trial.

 During custom installation: In License for backup of ..., select Trial mode, and then click Next.

The product will be installed in the trial mode (p. 4).