Installation guide

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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. While both
distributions enable connection to any Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent and Acronis Backup &
Recovery 10 Management Server, we recommend that you use the console for Windows if you have
a choice between the two. The console that installs on Linux has limited functionality:
 remote installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components is not available
 the Active Directory-related features, such as browsing the AD, are not available.
1.1.4 Bootable Media Builder
Acronis Bootable Media Builder is a dedicated tool for creating bootable media. The media builder
that installs on Windows can create bootable media based on either Windows Preinstallation
Environment, or Linux kernel.
The Universal Restore (p. 4) add-on enables you to create bootable media with the restore to
dissimilar hardware functionality. Universal Restore handles differences in devices that are critical for
Windows start-up, such as storage controllers, motherboard or chipset.
The Deduplication (p. 4) add-on enables you to create bootable media with the back up to a
deduplicating vault functionality.
1.1.5 Acronis Wake-On-LAN Proxy
Acronis Wake-On-LAN Proxy enables Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server to wake up
for backup machines located in another subnet. Acronis Wake-On-LAN Proxy installs on any server in
the subnet where the machines to be backed up are located.
1.2 Supported operating systems
Acronis License Server
 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 Management Console
 Windows 2000 Professional SP4/XP Home Editions/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
 Windows 7 - all editions