Installation Instructions

The following are two examples of unattended installation. These examples assume that you are

using a 32-bit installation file (.i686). The same parameters work with a 64-bit installation file

(.x86_64).

Example 1: Unattended installation with a license key.

The following command installs Acronis Backup in the unattended mode and uses the license key

12345-67890-ABCDE:

./AcronisBackupL.i686 -a -l 12345-67890-ABCDE

You can use the same parameters to install Agent for Linux from the corresponding Acronis Backup

Advanced installation file.

Example 2: Unattended installation with a license server.

This example applies only to Acronis Backup Advanced.

The following command:

 Installs Agent for Linux in the unattended mode.

 Uses an Acronis Backup Advanced for Linux Server license; the license key is stored on the

Acronis License Server that is located on the machine licensesrv.

 Once the installation is complete, registers the machine on the management server located on

the machine managementsrv.

./AcronisBackupAdvancedAgentL.i686 -a -L licensesrv -P ABR11.5_ASL -C managementsrv

-g srvadmin -w PassWd123

2.2.4 Command-line parameters

When running the installation files of Acronis Backup, you can specify one or more of command-line

parameters.

Common parameters

Unless stated otherwise, the parameters are present in all installation files.

-a or --auto

Performs installation in the so-called unattended setup mode, as opposed to the default

interactive mode.

The setup program will proceed without asking for interaction, such as typing the license key or

clicking the Next buttons.

When using this parameter, you need to specify the component to install, by using the -i

parameter.

When running the installation file of Acronis Backup Agent for Linux, you also need to specify the

license server or the license key by using the -L or -l parameter, respectively.

If the SnapAPI module needs to be compiled and the compilation is possible, the setup program

will automatically compile the module; otherwise, it will skip the compilation.

-n or --nodeps

Ignores dependencies during an unattended setup (see the -a parameter described previously).

With this parameter, the setup will proceed even if the packages necessary for the software to

work are not installed. If any dependencies are missing, software functionality will be limited.