Acronis® Backup & Recovery ™ 10 Advanced Editions Quick Start Guide
Table of Contents 1. Main components .................................................................................................. 3 2. License server......................................................................................................... 3 3. Supported operating systems ................................................................................. 3 3.1. Agent .....................................................................................................................
This document describes how to install and start using any of the following editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10: • • • Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server SBS Edition Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Workstation 1.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/ 2000 Advanced Server/ Server 2003/ Server 2008 No Yes No Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003/2008 x64 Editions Yes Yes No Microsoft Windows Vista—all editions except Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium Yes Yes No Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic and Home Premium Yes No No Microsoft Windows 7—all editions except the Starter and Home editions Yes Yes No Microsoft Windows 7 Starter and Home editions Yes No No 3.2.
Below is an example of how you would distribute the components. The comments remind you what licenses are required to install each component. With Acronis License Server, you do not have to enter the license key on each individual machine. Just import all the keys to the server and then specify its address when installing agents.
• • Install the agents on one or more machines • • Back up multiple machines centrally by using a backup policy Back up an individual machine by using a backup plan Recover files from a disk backup These guidelines do not illustrate the scenario described in section 4 above. They describe a common installation procedure that will work in any scenario.
5. When installing the trial product version, enter the trial license key. When installing the purchased product, specify the name or IP address of the machine with the license server (unless installed on the current machine; in this case the server name is already set, but can be changed). Details. Neither the management server nor the management console will acquire any license keys from the license server. 6.
9. When prompted about credentials for the agent’s service, leave the default choice Create a new account. Details. This account is needed to run the agent’s service. 10. Confirm opening of the Microsoft Windows Firewall port. 11.
6. Under Where to back up, click Change. In Path, type the path to the network shared folder where to save the archives. Or you can select this folder from the folder tree. Provide access credentials for the specified folder. 7. Click OK to create the backup plan. The backup starts immediately. Details. You are taken to the All physical machines view with the machine you are backing up pre-selected. The Information pane displays the plan's execution state: Running.
7. Under Where to recover, in Destination, click Change. Select New location and then specify the folder to recover the files to. Or you can select this folder from the folder tree. Tip. By default, the program recovers files to the location from which they were backed up. This may require a reboot if some of the files are locked by the operating system. 8. Click OK to immediately start the recovery. 7.
