Acronis Backup Version 11.
Table of contents 1 Before installation ...........................................................................................................3 1.1 About using the product in the trial mode ................................................................................3 1.2 Licenses for Acronis Backup and Acronis Backup Advanced .....................................................3 1.3 Acronis Backup components ...................................................................................
1 Before installation This section answers questions that might arise before the product installation. 1.1 About using the product in the trial mode Before buying an Acronis Backup license, you may want to try the software. This can be done without a license key. To install the product in the trial mode, run the setup program locally or use the remote installation functionality. Unattended installation and other ways of installation are not supported.
Disk and file backup Centralized management Deduplication Backup to tape Application backup Acronis Backup Advanced for Windows Server + + + + - Acronis Backup Advanced for Linux Server + + + + - + + + + - + + + + Exchange + + + + SQL Acronis Backup Advanced for SharePoint + + + + SQL, SharePoint Acronis Backup Advanced for Active Directory + + + + Active Directory Acronis Backup Advanced for VMware / Hyper-V / RHEV / Citrix XenServer / Oracle VM + + + + All
Components for a managed machine (agents) These are applications that perform data backup, recovery and other operations on the machines managed with Acronis Backup. Agents require a license to perform operations on each managed machine. Console The console provides Graphical User Interface to the agents. Usage of the console is not licensed. The console is installed together with the agent and cannot be disconnected from it.
1.3.3 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. 1.4 Supported operating systems Important: Refer to "Support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012" in the product Help or the User Guide for details and limitations of this support.
Product Memory (above the OS and running applications) Disk space required Disk space occupied Additional during installation or by the component(s) update Acronis Backup for Windows 420 MB Server (complete installation) 2.6 GB 2.4 GB Acronis Backup for PC (complete installation) 420 MB 2.9 GB 2.4 GB Bootable Media Builder (Windows) 480 MB 1.
Note: When canceling the installation process, only the last component is removed. Other components, if any, remain installed. 2.2.1 Installation mode Choose the full installation mode if you have a license key or a cloud backup subscription. Choose the trial mode if you have neither. Installing in the trial mode Select I want to start a free trial. The product will be installed in the trial mode (p. 3). Installing in the full mode 1. Select I purchased a license or a subscription, and then click Next.
The account is granted the Full Control permission on registry keys in the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Acronis. The account is assigned the Log on as a service, Adjust memory quotas for a process, Replace a process level token, and Modify firmware environment values user rights. Tips for further usage The new account has the name Acronis Agent User. After the installation, avoid specifying a different account for the service. Otherwise, the product may stop working.
2. Click Extract installation files. 3. Extract the component's installation package. 4. If you are installing a component that uses a transform, create the transform by running the configuration script. Otherwise, skip this step. For example: The following command creates a transform to install the Agent Core component: mst_gen.vbs /msi_path C:\AcronisAgentCore.msi The following command creates a transform to install Agent for Windows with the license key ABCDE-54321: mst_gen.vbs /msi_path C:\Acron
Parameters that apply to any component /msi_path Specifies a full path to the component's installation package. Enter a local path, such as D:\folder\AcronisAgentWindows.msi; or enter a universal naming convention (UNC) path, such as \\server\folder\AcronisAgentWindows.msi. /target_dir Specifies the folder where to install the component. Without this parameter, the component will be installed to the default folder: %ProgramFiles%\Acronis (in a 32-bit version of Windows) or
2.5 Update To update one or more Acronis Backup components: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Run the setup program of the updated version of Acronis Backup. Click Install Acronis Backup. Click Update. If prompted, type the product license key. 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. 9)".
Step 2. Downloading the setup program Download the setup program of Acronis Backup Advanced from the Acronis website as described at http://kb.acronis.com/content/1642. Step 3. Installing the management server Install Acronis Backup Management Server on a machine running Windows. The machine must have at least 8 GB of RAM and 4.5 GB of free space on a system disk. It is acceptable to install the management server on one of the machines where you have upgraded the product. To do this: 1. 2. 3. 4.
To check for updates manually, start the management console and then click Help > Check for updates. In that window, you also can disable the automatic checks for updates. For information about updating Acronis Backup, see the “Update” section (p. 12). 5 Uninstallation 5.1 Interactive uninstallation To uninstall Acronis Backup, we recommend using the following procedure instead of the Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features tool of Windows. To uninstall Acronis Backup 1.
After you click OK, Acronis Backup will start deleting the zone.
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