Installation guide

Advanced editions (editions with centralized management)

These are the following editions:

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server SBS Edition

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Workstation

These editions are designed for backing up multiple machines. In addition to components that need

to be installed on a backed-up machine, these editions include a management server that enables

centralized management, and storage nodes for storing backed up data on them. Unlike stand-alone

editions, advanced editions allow remote connection to a backed-up machine.

As with stand-alone editions, a separate license is required for every machine you want to back up.

During installation of a licensed component (agent), you can either specify a license server or enter a

license key manually. Installation of other components is not licensed. For example, you can install as

many storage nodes as you wish - up to 50.

Components of stand-alone editions do not interact with the components of advanced editions.

1.3 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 components

This section contains a full list of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 components with a brief

description of their functionality.

Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 includes the following main types of components.

Components for a managed machine (agents)

These are applications that perform data backup, recovery and other operations on the machines

managed with Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5. Agents require a license to perform operations on

each managed machine. Agents have multiple features, or add-ons, that enable additional

functionality and so might require additional licenses.

Components for centralized management

These components, delivered with the advanced editions, provide centralized management

capability. Usage of these components is not licensed.

Console

The console provides Graphical User Interface and remote connection to the agents and other

Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 components. Usage of the console is not licensed.

Bootable media builder

With bootable media builder, you can create bootable media in order to use the agents and other

rescue utilities in a rescue environment.

Bootable Media Builder does not require a license if installed together with an agent. All add-ons to

the agent, if installed, will be available in a rescue environment. To use a media builder on a machine

without an agent, you need to enter the license key or have at least one license on the license server.

The license may be either available or assigned.