Acronis® Backup & Recovery ™ 10 Advanced Server Installation Guide
Table of Contents 1. Before installation .................................................................................................. 4 1.1. 1.1.1. 1.1.2. 1.1.3. 1.1.4. 1.1.5. 1.1.6. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components ...................................................................... 4 Agent for Windows ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Agent for Linux .....................................
4.4. Upgrading Acronis Group Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server35 4.5. Upgrading Acronis Backup Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node........ 36 4.6. Upgrading Acronis True Image Echo agents and local versions........................................ 37 4.6.1. Importing a task ......................................................................................................................................... 40 Index ............................................
1. Before installation This section answers questions that might arise before the product installation. 1.1. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components This section contains a list of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components with a brief description of their functionality. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 includes three main types of components.
Other operations Conversion to a virtual machine Rather than converting a disk backup to a virtual disk file, which requires additional operations to bring the virtual disk into use, Agent for Windows performs the conversion by recovering a disk backup to a new virtual machine of any of the following types: VMware Workstation, Microsoft Virtual PC, Parallels Workstation or Citrix XenServer virtual appliance. Files of the fully configured and operational machine will be placed in the folder you select.
1.1.2.1. Deduplication This add-on enables the agent to back up data to deduplicating vaults managed by Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node. 1.1.3. Bootable components and media builder Bootable components of the agent enable operations with reboot, such as recovery of the volume containing the currently active operating system. Once the operations are completed, the machine boots into the operating system again. The bootable components are based on the Linux kernel.
• The reporting database that stores the centralized log. This database may grow large. Its size depends on the logging level you set. The configuration and synchronization databases should reside on the same Microsoft SQL Server (called an operational server) preferably installed on the same machine as the management server. The reporting database can be configured on the same or different SQL server.
• • on a Storage Area Network (SAN) • on a tape library locally attached to the storage node. on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) The management operations are as follows. Storage node-side cleanup and validation Archives, stored in unmanaged vaults, are maintained by the agents that create the archives. This means that each agent not only backs up data to the archive, but also executes service tasks that apply to the archive, the retention rules and validation rules specified by the backup plan.
For more information about Acronis License Server please see "Using Acronis License Server (p. 13)". 1.1.5. Management Console Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console is an administrative tool for remote or local access to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents, and in the product editions that include the centralized management capability, to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server. The console has two distributions for installation on Windows and installation on Linux.
• • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003/2008* x64 Editions • Windows 7 - all editions except for the Starter and Home editions* Windows Vista - all editions except for Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium * Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node handles tape libraries and autoloaders by using Removable Storage Management (RSM).
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console Item Minimum requirements Recommended Computer processor Modern processor, 800 MHz or faster 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor Itanium platforms are not supported System memory 128 MB 512 MB or more Screen resolution 800*600 pixels 1024*768 pixels or higher Installation disk space 50 MB Other hardware Mouse Network interface card or a virtual network adapter CD-RW/DVD-RW drive for bootable media creation Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
Acronis License Server Item Minimum requirements Recommended System memory 128 MB 256 MB or more Installation disk space 25 MB 1.4. License policy Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 licensing is based on the number of machines managed and protected by the product. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents require a license to perform operations on each managed machine. The method of license check is different for stand-alone product editions and editions that enable centralized management.
1.5. Using Acronis License Server Acronis License Server is a mechanism that tracks licenses of Acronis products. A license key is associated with the Media Access Control address (MAC address) of the machine managed by Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent. In cases when the machine has multiple network interface cards (NICs), the license key is associated with the first enumerated physical NIC and its MAC address. Acronis License Server can import multiple license keys from .txt or .
license server and acquires any of the available licenses automatically. Thus the agent becomes fully operable. To revoke a license: 1. In the Available licenses view, select the product 2. Click View usage info on the sidebar 3. Select the host from which you wish to revoke the license (see the Host name column) 4. Click Revoke license on the sidebar. When an agent is uninstalled, its license is revoked from the license server if the license server is accessible at the time of uninstallation.
2.1.1. Preparation Install Acronis License Server and import the licenses. You can skip this step when using a trial license key or when installing only components that do not require license keys. To install the license server: 1. Start the setup program. 2. Click Install Acronis License Server. 3. Accept the terms of the license agreement. 4. Specify the file containing the list of license keys. Details.
2.1.3. Specifying credentials for Acronis services The Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows, Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server, and Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node components run as services. When installing any of these components, you need to specify the account under which the component's service will run. For each service, you can either create a dedicated user account (recommended in most cases) or specify an existing account of a local or domain user—for example: .
• • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (any edition) previously installed on any machine. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (any edition) previously installed on any machine. Recommendations For the operational SQL server, we recommend selecting a server that resides on the same machine as the management server—for example, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express that comes with the installation package.
The setup program creates the Acronis Remote Users group and adds the listed users to it. By adding or removing group members, you will add or remove users who are allowed to connect to the machine remotely. 2.1.7. Update To update one or more Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components: 1. Run the installation package, containing the updated version of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. 2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. 3. Specify the name or IP address of Acronis License Server. 4. Click Update. 5.
Installation 1. Run Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console. 2. Click Install Acronis components. 3. Select the installer location from the list (Registered Components, Search removable media or Specify location). The default selection Registered Components will use setup files from the default folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Acronis\RemoteInstall. 4. Specify the name or IP address of the Acronis License Server, or type a trial license key.
Files\Acronis\BackupAndRecoveryConsole. If the management console is installed on a different machine, you can copy the script from that machine. To install, reinstall, or update a component in the unattended mode 1. Run the setup program. 2. Click Extract installation files. 3. Extract the component's installation package. 4. Create a transform (an .mst file) for the installation package, by running the configuration script.
2.4. Configuration script parameters The configuration script mst_gen.vbs creates an .mst file—known as a transform, a modification, or a modification file—for the installation package of an Acronis component, such as Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows. By using the transform together with the installation package, you can install the component in the unattended mode, either by running the installation package manually or by deploying it through Group Policy.
/old_serial Echo_License_Key When upgrading from Acronis True Image Echo, specifies the license key for that edition. Use this parameter with the /serial parameter. /license_server License_Server Specifies the name or IP address of the machine where Acronis License Server is installed. /product Edition_Code Specifies the code of your edition of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. Use this parameter with the /license_server parameter.
2.5. Installing components using Group Policy You can centrally install, or deploy, Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows onto machines that are members of an Active Directory domain, by using Group Policy, a mechanism available in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and later Windows server operating systems. 2.5.1.
3. Click Permissions. 4. In the share permissions dialog box, click Add. 5. In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, type Authenticated Users and then click OK. 6. Under Group or user names, select Authenticated Users. Under Permissions for Administrators, make sure that only Read is checked in the Allow column. 7. As a security best practice, select Everyone under Group or user names, and then click Remove. 8.
Prerequisites • You must be logged on to the domain controller as a domain administrator; if the domain has more than one domain controller, log on to any of them as a domain administrator. • If you are planning to deploy the agent in an organizational unit, make sure that the organizational unit exists in the domain. • Make sure that you have completed the steps described in Preparing the agent's deployment (p. 23). Step 1: Creating a Group Policy object 1.
1. On a machine running Windows, run the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 setup file. 2. Click Extract installation files. 3. In the list of installation files, select the following check boxes: o Agent for Linux (AcronisAgentLinux.i686) o Bootable Media Builder (AcronisBootableComponentsMediaBuilderLinux.i686) o Management Console for Linux (AcronisManagementConsoleLinux.i686) o Deduplication (AcronisDeduplication.i686) o UpgradeTool (AcronisUpgradeToolLinux.
To install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console or Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Upgrade Tool 1. Run the installation file: o For Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console: AcronisManagementConsoleLinux.i686 o For Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Upgrade Tool: AcronisUpgradeTool.i686 2. Follow the on-screen instructions. 2.6.2. Command-line parameters By using command-line parameters, you can choose between the interactive and unattended installation modes.
-v or --version Displays the product version and then exits. -a or --auto Performs installation in the so-called unattended setup mode, as opposed to the default interactive mode. The setup program will proceed without asking for interaction, such as typing the license key or clicking the Next buttons. When using this parameter, you need to specify the component to install, by using the -i parameter. When running the installation files AcronisAgentLinux.i686 or AcronisBootableComponentsMediaBuilderLinux.
The possible values are: 0: Do not use authentication 1: Use authentication -C ManagementServer or --ams=ManagementServer Applies only to the installation file AcronisAgentLinux.i686. Specifies the name or IP address of the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server. When using this parameter, you need to specify the user name and password of a management server administrator by using the -g and -w parameters, respectively.
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server: AS Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition: VE For AcronisDeduplication.i686: Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server: DUPAS Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition: DUPVE -? or --help Displays help and then exits. --usage Displays a brief usage message and then exits. 2.6.3. Uninstalling components To uninstall Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Do the following as the root user: 1.
3.1. Changing a license By changing the license, you switch to a different version or edition of the product. The following table summarizes the available options.
3.2. Upgrading components for Windows Before upgrading to the full product version, you need to import the product license keys to Acronis License Server. If you are planning to use Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication, Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Universal Restore, or both, import the license keys for these features too. The license keys for the full product version must be of the same product edition as the trial license key. To upgrade to the full product version 1.
Installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication The deduplication functionality is enabled in the trial product version. To continue using it in the full version, you need to install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication after you have upgraded the agent for Linux. This requires a separate license key. To install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication 1. Make sure that the license keys for Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication are imported to the license server. 2.
1. Install or upgrade Acronis License Server. See "Installing or upgrading the Acronis License Server (p. 34)". 2. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console. See "Installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console (p. 34)". 3. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server and convert the Acronis Group Server's group tasks to the management server's backup policies. See "Upgrading Acronis Group Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server (p. 35)". 4.
• You can continue using Acronis True Image Echo Management Console with Acronis True Image Echo components. 4.4. Upgrading Acronis Group Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server You can install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server on the same machine as the Acronis Group Server, or on a different machine.
Specifies the password for the UserName user. If you skip this parameter, the upgrade tool will prompt you for a password. -r Effective only if you are planning to upgrade the machines' tasks—see "Upgrading Acronis True Image Echo agents and local versions (p. 37)". This parameter prohibits the conversion of local backup plans, resulting from the upgrade of group tasks on a machine, to centralized backup plans.
cscript UpgradeTool.vbs BS Result: • • • • The backup server's backup locations are the storage node's centralized vaults. If the storage node is registered on the management server, these centralized vaults will appear on the management server in the Vaults view. Each centralized vault is named according to the backup location's folder. Each centralized vault displays all archives currently present in the corresponding backup location.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions. For details, see "Local installation (Windows) (p. 14)". Instead of local installation, you can install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents remotely or by using Group Policy. For details, see "Remote installation (Windows) (p. 18)" and "Installing components using Group Policy (p. 23)".
• Each backup task's schedule, items to back up, and backup destination are the same as before, but the task will create a new archive to perform further backups. • Each backup task is part of a backup plan. You can edit the backup plan to change the task's schedule or other parameters. • The tasks' log entries are not imported.
4.6.1. Importing a task Instead of importing the tasks from Acronis True Image Echo as a whole, you can use the upgrade tool to import a particular backup or validation task. Note: The tasks that back up data to Acronis Backup Server or validate archives stored on it cannot be imported. Acronis True Image Echo stores each task as a .tis file.
L Index License policy • 12 A License Server • 8 Local installation (Windows) • 14, 38 Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components • 4 M Acronis Wake-On-LAN Proxy • 9 Management Console • 9 Agent for Linux • 5 Agent for Windows • 4 B Before installation • 4 Before the upgrade • 33 Bootable components and media builder • 6 C Changing a license • 31 Command-line parameters • 27 Components for centralized management • 6 Management Server • 6 P Preparation • 15 Preparing the agent's deployment • 23, 25
Upgrading Acronis True Image Echo agents and local versions • 34, 36, 37 Upgrading components for Linux • 32 Upgrading components for Windows • 32 Upgrading from trial to full product version • 30 Upgrading to advanced editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 • 33 Using Acronis License Server • 9, 13 V VMware vCenter integration • 7 42 Copyright © Acronis, Inc.
