Installation guide

Network interface card or virtual network adapter is a common requirement for all the components.

Bootable media

Media type Memory ISO image size Additional

Based on Windows PE 512 MB 300 MB

Linux-based 256 MB 130 MB

1.4 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 Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server SBS Edition (ABR10 AS SBS)

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Workstation (ABR10 AW)

These editions include Acronis License Server that has to be installed prior to agent installation.

License keys can be imported to the Acronis License Server from .txt or .eml files during the server

installation or later on. One license key enables installation of the agent on a physical host and four

virtual machines.

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent connects to Acronis License Server every time the agent service

is started and then every 1–5 days, as specified by the agent configuration parameters. If the agent is

unable to connect to the license server or does not find the appropriate license key for 1-60 days (as

specified by the configuration parameters), it stops working until there has been a successful license

check.

By default, the agent tries to connect to the license server every day and keeps working without a

license server or license for 30 days.

Revoking licenses

If a managed machine is taken out of service permanently and replaced, or the machine's network

card is replaced (which normally results in changing the MAC address), you can revoke the

corresponding license in order to make it available again.

According to Acronis End User License Agreement:

You may reassign a Software License if you retire the licensed Hardware due to permanent Hardware

failure. If you reassign a Software License, the Hardware to which you reassign the license becomes

the new licensed Hardware for that particular Software License.

1.5 Using Acronis License Server

Acronis License Server is a mechanism that tracks licenses of Acronis products.

A license key is associated with the Media Access Control address (MAC address) of the machine

managed by Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent. In cases when the machine has multiple network

interface cards (NICs), the license key is associated with the first enumerated physical NIC and its

MAC address.