Installation guide

The virtual disk size must be at least 10 GB. Add the disk by editing the settings of the virtual

machine and click Refresh. The Create storage link becomes available. Click this link, select the

disk and specify a label for it.

Be careful when adding an already existing disk. Once the storage is created, all data previously contained

on this disk will be lost.

2.4.1.4 Step 4: Adding the virtual appliance to the management server

The minimum set of components that enables backing up virtual machines from a host includes the

management console, the license server and the agent. With this set, you can back up and recover

virtual machines using the direct console-agent connection.

However, Acronis highly recommends that you install and use Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

Management Server, even if you have only one ESX(i) host. The management server lets you easily

deploy and update agents, set up and monitor backups of your virtual machines. If, for better

performance, you configure several agents to manage the same host, the management server will

automatically distribute virtual machines between the agents. This is necessary to equalize the

agents' load and to avoid a conflict of snapshots which may occur if two agents try to back up a

virtual machine simultaneously.

If you are planning to use the management server, register the virtual appliance on the server.

To add the virtual appliance to the management server

1. Start Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Management Console.

2. Connect the management console to the virtual appliance using the IP address displayed in the

virtual appliance console.

3. Select Options > Machine options > Machine management from the top menu.

4. Select Centralized management and specify the management server IP/name. Click OK.

5. Specify the user name and password for the management server administrator's account. Click

OK.

Alternatively, you can add the appliance to the management server on the server's side.

2.4.2 Updating Agent for ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance)

Update from the management server

This update method applies only to those virtual appliances that are registered on the management

server. This method is preferable to the manual procedure described later in this section, because all

configuration settings (local backup plans, centralized backup plans and group membership) related

to the virtual machines managed by the agent will be preserved in this case.

Prerequisites

Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Management Server uses TCP ports 443, 902, and 9876 for

operations with Agent for ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance). Make sure that the management server can

access the vCenter Server and the ESX(i) hosts through these ports:

 If the management server uses a custom firewall, make sure that this firewall does not block

outgoing connections through these ports. Windows Firewall is configured automatically by

Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.