Installation guide

 If you are updating the component, run Windows Installer as follows:

When updating a component that requires a transform (in this example, Agent for Windows):

msiexec /i C:\AcronisAgentWindows.msi TRANSFORMS=C:\AcronisAgentWindows.mst

ADDLOCAL=ALL /qb

Otherwise (in this example, when updating the management console):

msiexec /i C:\AcronisManagementConsole.msi ADDLOCAL=ALL /qb /l*v C:\log.log

Examples of creating a transform

Transform for Agent Core. The following command creates a transform for the installation package

of the Agent Core component:

mst_gen.vbs /msi_path C:\AcronisAgentCore.msi /account mydomain\agentuser MyPassWd

/ams_address managementsrv /ams_user adminname AdminPassWd

After unattended installation with this transform:

 The agents’ service will run under the agentuser domain user account (of the mydomain

domain) whose password is MyPassWd.

 The agents will be registered on Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Management Server installed

on the managementsrv machine; adminname and AdminPassWd are respectively the user name

and password of a management server administrator.

Transform for Agent for Windows. The following command creates a transform for the installation

package of Agent for Windows:

mst_gen.vbs /msi_path C:\AcronisAgentWindows.msi /license_server licensesrv

/product AS

After unattended installation with this transform:

 The agent will use a license for the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server edition, by

taking it from the license server installed on the licensesrv machine.

Similarly, you can create transforms for the agent features such as Universal Restore.

2.1.2.5 Update

To update one or more Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 components:

1. Run the setup program of the updated version of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.

2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.

3. Click Update.

4. If prompted, specify the license keys, by typing them manually or by specifying the license server.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Updating components in the unattended mode

For information about updating a component in the unattended mode, see "Unattended installation

(p. 27)".

2.1.3 Installing the agent through Group Policy

You can centrally install (or deploy) Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Agent for Windows onto

machines that are members of an Active Directory domain, by using Group Policy. Group Policy is a