Installation Instructions

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2. Specify the machines where the components are to be installed (p. 48). When adding a single
machine to the management server, just specify that machine's name or IP address, and the
credentials of an account with administrative privileges on that machine.
3. Specify the components that you want to install (p. 49).
4. If prompted, specify one or more of the following parameters depending on your component
selection:
Installation mode (with or without license keys) (p. 50).
Installation options:
Credentials for the agent service (p. 23). By default, the setup program will create a
dedicated user account for the service.
Whether to allow the restart of the remote machine.
Whether to register the machines on the management server.
Whether the machines will participate in Acronis Customer Experience Program (CEP).
5. On the summary page, review the list of machines where the components will be installed, the
components that will be installed, and the installation settings for those components. Click
Proceed to start the installation.
Once the installation starts, the program displays the names of the machines on which the
components are being installed.
Update
To update one or more components on a remote machine, repeat the installation procedure.
2.3.3.1 Specifying the list of machines
When adding multiple machines to the management server or when performing remote installation,
you need to specify the list of machines.
Adding machines
Use one or more of the following options to add machines to the list:
By IP/name
Type a machine name or IP address and specify the credentials of an account with
administrative privileges on it.
From network
Specify machines by browsing the network. You can select individual machines, as well as
entire workgroups or domains.
From Active
Directory
Specify machines by browsing an Active Directory domain.
This option is available only if the machine with the management console is a member of
that domain.
From file
Import the list of the machines from a .txt or .csv file. The file should contain machine
names or IP addresses and they should be one machine per line.
Example:
Machine_name_1
Machine_name_2
192.168.1.14
192.168.1.15