Acronis® Backup & Recovery™ 10 Advanced Server SBS Edition Installation Guide
Table of contents 1 Before installation ................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components ............................................................................. 3 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 2 1.2 Supported operating systems .................................................................................................... 7 1.3 System requirements................................
1 Before installation This section answers questions that might arise before the product installation. 1.1 Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components This section contains a full list of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components with a brief description of their functionality. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 includes the following main types of components.
Other operations Conversion to a virtual machine Rather than converting a disk backup to a virtual disk file, which requires additional operations to bring the virtual disk into use, Agent for Windows performs the conversion by recovering a disk backup to a new virtual machine of any of the following types: VMware Workstation, Microsoft Virtual PC, Parallels Workstation or Citrix XenServer virtual appliance. Files of the fully configured and operational machine will be placed in the folder you select.
The configuration database that stores the list of registered machines and other configuration information, including backup policies created by the administrator. The synchronization database used for synchronization of the management server with registered machines and storage nodes. This is a database with rapidly changing operational data. The reporting database that stores the centralized log. This database may grow large. Its size depends on the logging level you set.
on a network share on a Storage Area Network (SAN) on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) on a tape library locally attached to the storage node. The management operations are as follows. Storage node-side cleanup and validation Archives, stored in unmanaged vaults, are maintained by the agents that create the archives.
1.1.3 Management Console Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console is an administrative tool for remote or local access to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents, and in the product editions that include the centralized management capability, to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server. The console has two distributions for installation on Windows and installation on Linux.
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server and Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node Windows 2000 Professional SP4/XP Professional SP2+ Windows 2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server/Server 2003/Server 2008* Windows SBS 2003/SBS 2008* Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003/2008* x64 Editions Windows Vista - all editions except for Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium Windows 7 - all editions except for the Starter and Home editions* * Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storag
Network interface card or virtual network adapter is a common requirement for all the components. Bootable media Media type Memory ISO image size Based on Windows PE 512 MB 300 MB Linux-based 256 MB 130 MB 1.4 Additional License policy Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 licensing is based on the number of machines managed and protected by the product. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents require a license to perform operations on each managed machine.
Acronis License Server can import multiple license keys from .txt or .eml files, saving you from the time-consuming procedure of typing in numbers. When upgraded, recovered or reinstalled, the Acronis License Server keeps all the imported licenses intact. However, it is recommended that you copy the file(s) with license keys to removable media, or create a hard copy of that file(s) and keep it in a safe place. This ensures that you have license data available in case of hardware failure.
Using the Acronis License Server Management Tool The LicenseServerCmdLine.exe file is located in the license server installation folder, by default it is \Program Files\Acronis\LicenseServer. LicenseServerCmdLine.exe uses the following syntax: LicenseServerCmdLine [command] [option1] [option2] LicenseServerCmdLine.exe supports the following commands and command options: --status [servername or server IP-address] Displays the status of the specified license server, i.e.
2 Installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 This section helps answer questions that might arise during the product installation. 2.1 Local installation (Windows) You have a choice between downloading a full installation package and a small executable package that will download only those components that you select to install, from the Acronis Web site. 2.1.1 Preparation Install Acronis License Server and import the licenses.
The names of users who will be allowed to connect to the machine remotely. See "Specifying users allowed to connect remotely (p. 14)". The summary window displays the list of components that will be installed on the machine. Note: In Windows, when canceling the installation process, only the last package is removed. Other components, if any, remain installed. 2.1.
The reporting SQL server stores the operation log and statistics. The database stored on this server may become considerably large over time. For each SQL server, select one of the following: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express that comes with the installation package and installs on the same machine. In this case, an SQL server instance will be created on the machine. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (any edition) previously installed on any machine.
The setup program creates the Acronis Remote Users group and adds the listed users to it. By adding or removing group members, you will add or remove users who are allowed to connect to the machine remotely. 2.1.7 Update To update one or more Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Run the installation package, containing the updated version of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. Specify the name or IP address of Acronis License Server. Click Update.
3. Specify the name or IP address of the Acronis License Server, or type a trial license key. You can use a single trial license key for remote installation to multiple machines. 4. If the license server has licenses for multiple Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 editions, select the edition to install. 5. Select the location of the installation files. The default selection Registered Components will use setup files from the default folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Acronis\RemoteInstall. 6.
Files\Acronis\BackupAndRecoveryConsole. If the management console is installed on a different machine, you can copy the script from that machine. To install, reinstall, or update a component in the unattended mode 1. 2. 3. 4. Run the setup program. Click Extract installation files. Extract the component's installation package. Create a transform (an .mst file) for the installation package, by running the configuration script.
By using the transform together with the installation package, you can install the component in the unattended mode, either by running the installation package manually or by deploying it through Group Policy. The following is the complete syntax of the configuration script: mst_gen.
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server: AS Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server SBS Edition: SBS Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Workstation: AW Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition: VE Note: Specify either the /serial parameter or the /license_server parameter, but not both. /account User_Name Password Specifies the user name and password of the user account under which Acronis Managed Machine Service will run on the machines.
Every time a machine logs on to the domain, the resulting Group Policy object will ensure that the agent is installed and operational on the machine. Prerequisites Before proceeding with agent deployment, make sure that: You have an Active Directory domain with a domain controller running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later. You are a member of the Domain Admins group in the domain. You have a machine running Windows, with Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console installed on it.
The configuration script creates a transform (also known as a modification, a modification file, or an .mst file) for the installation package. 1. In the Start menu, click Run, and then type: cmd 2. Click OK. 3. Change the current folder to the one where the configuration script mst_gen.vbs is located, by running commands such as: C: cd "C:\Program Files\Acronis\BackupAndRecoveryConsole" 4. Run the configuration script.
4. In the Deploy Software dialog box, click Advanced, and then click OK. 5. If you are reinstalling or updating the agent, do nothing. If you are installing the agent, do the following: on the Modifications tab, click Add, and then select the modification—also called transform—that you previously created; the transform file has the name AcronisAgentWindows.mst and is located in the same folder as the agent's installation package. 6. Click OK to close the Deploy Software dialog box.
3 Upgrading from trial to full product version Installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 trial version does not require a license server. The trial key required at installation can be obtained on the Acronis Web site. The Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 trial version has the following limitation: Universal Restore functionality is disabled.
Connect the console to the management server, navigate to All physical machines or to another group that displays the machine whose license you want to change, right-click the machine, and then click Change license. 2. Do either of the following: Specify the license server and then select the edition to switch to. If the Acronis Deduplication or Acronis Universal Restore licenses for this edition are available on the license server, specify whether to use each of these licenses.
4 Upgrading to advanced editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 This section describes how to upgrade the following editions of Acronis True Image Echo: Acronis True Image Echo Workstation to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Workstation Acronis True Image for Microsoft Windows Small Business Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server SBS Edition.
To install or upgrade the license server 1. 2. 3. 4. Run the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 setup file. Click Install Acronis License Server and follow the on-screen instructions. Import the upgrade license keys for Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. If you have not used a license server before, import the old license keys. Result: The license server contains the old license keys and the newly imported upgrade license keys. 4.
3. Select the Convert group tasks to backup policies check box if you want to convert group tasks during installation. Otherwise, you can convert the tasks later at any time. For details, see "Converting group tasks with the upgrade tool" later in this section. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Converting group tasks with the upgrade tool To convert the group server's group tasks 1. On the machine where the management server is installed, log on as a member of the Administrators group. 2.
4.5 Upgrading Acronis Backup Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node You can install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node on the same machine as the Acronis Backup Server, or on a different machine. If you want to import the backup server's locations as the storage node's centralized vaults, you must install the storage node on the same machine as the backup server.
To ensure the correct order of starting the services, you can make the storage node service dependent on the backup server service, as described in the corresponding Microsoft Help and Support article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/193888. 4.6 Upgrading Acronis True Image Echo agents and local versions Installing agents To upgrade Acronis True Image Echo agents and local versions, install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents on the machines where the old agents and local versions are installed.
utility is located in the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 installation directory, in the UpgradeTool subdirectory. In Windows: 1. Change the current folder to the folder where the upgrade tool is installed—by default: C:\Program Files\Acronis\UpgradeTool If Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 is installed in a folder other than the default folder, change the path accordingly. 2. Run the following command (note capitalization): cscript UpgradeTool.vbs Agent In Linux: 1.
In Default recovery options, Files to exclude from restoration, Files overwriting mode, and Restore files and folders without restoring full path (in Additional settings) are not imported. Other options are imported as the corresponding options in Default backup options and Default recovery options. Using backup archives created with Acronis True Image Echo After the upgrade to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10, you have the ability to recover data from backups created with Acronis True Image Echo.
Management Server • 4 5 Index P A Preparation • 12 Preparing the agent's deployment • 19, 21 Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components • 3 PXE Server • 6 Acronis Wake-On-LAN Proxy • 7 R Agent for Windows • 3 B Registering components on the management server • 12, 14 Remote installation (Windows) • 15, 24, 29 Before installation • 3 Before the upgrade • 25 S Bootable Media Builder • 7 Setting up the Group Policy object • 21 C Specifying credentials for Acronis services • 12, 13, 16, 19 Changi
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