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 User name. When entering the name of an Active Directory user account, be sure to also
specify the domain name (DOMAIN\Username).
 Password. The password for the account.
5. Click Next, and then click Proceed.
Initiating registration on the machine side
The registration procedure can be initiated on the machine side.
1. Connect the console to the machine where Acronis Backup agent is installed. If prompted for
credentials, specify credentials of a member of the Administrators group on the machine.
2. Select from the menu Options > Machine options > Machine management.
3. Select Centralized management and specify the management server where to register the
machine. Refer to "Machine management (p. 340)" for details.
Synchronizing machines with a text file
During synchronization, the management server adjusts the All machines with agents group in
accordance with the list of machines provided in a .txt or .csv file. The management server:
 Adds machines that are present in the list but are not registered
 Deletes registered machines not present in the list
 Deletes and then tries again to add registered machines that are present in the list, but their
current availability (p. 369) is Withdrawn.
As a result, only those machines that are listed in the file will be present in the All machines with
agents group.
Text file requirements
The file should contain machine names or IP addresses, one machine per line.
Example:
Machine_name_1
Machine_name_2
192.168.1.14
192.168.1.15
Specifying an empty file leads to deletion of all machines with agents from the management server.
A registered machine has to be specified by its registration address: that is, you need to provide exactly the
same host name, fully qualified domain name (FQDN), or IP address as was specified when the machine was
initially added to the management server. Otherwise, the machine will be deleted and added again as if it were
another machine. This means all centralized backup plans, both inherited and directly deployed, will be removed
from the machine and its static group membership will be lost.
The registration address of each machine can be found in the Registration address column in any
management server view that contains the machine (the column is hidden by default).
To avoid a discrepancy, you can initially import the machines from a text file. Modify this file later as
required, by adding and removing machines, but do not change the names/addresses of the
machines that have to remain registered.
To synchronize machines with a text file
1. In the Navigation tree, select Machines with agents, or All machines with agents.